LinkMan Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Violin-maker demonstrates his handmade process Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron MacDonald Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Thanks LinkMan--nice to see Michael at work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stephen maloney Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Great video, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kubasa Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Swenson Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Wow! 100 hours... I thought the typical time was about 2 months for experienced Luthiers. I wonder if he left out the time it takes to varnish? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arash Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Great video. Thanks, LinkMan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~ Ben Conover Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Nice guy and excellent work, more of the same please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael_Molnar Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Yes, very nice video of a master maker. I find intriguing the quest to do things as Stradivari did. Noble idea, but where do you draw the line? Is using power tools cheating? Next question, if you do everything the way Strad did, do you learn anything new? Stay Tuned. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Stross Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Yes, very nice video of a master maker. I find intriguing the quest to do things as Stradivari did. Noble idea, but where do you draw the line? Is using power tools cheating? Next question, if you do everything the way Strad did, do you learn anything new? Stay Tuned. Mike 1. No more than using one's children. 2. Yes : old things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oded Kishony Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Wow! 100 hours... I thought the typical time was about 2 months for experienced Luthiers. I wonder if he left out the time it takes to varnish? No, not out of line. I make a cello in 4 weeks and 2 days, including varnishing the previous cello. Oded Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Yacey Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Maybe that's the missing ingredient - Child Labor. Better than them spending their time playing video games. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiddlewallop Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Has Michael Darnton participated in VSA competitions? Just curious. I could probably look online, but ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~ Ben Conover Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Of interest to me is Michael's approach to making each instrument different, I like that idea alot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melvin Goldsmith Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Great to see...wish it was longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBurns Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Thanks for the link. I always like seeing someone doing a job, and that way you get a feel for the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_B Report post Posted January 2, 2013 Has Michael Darnton participated in VSA competitions? I can say emphatically that the answer is no! For now you will have to ask Michael his reasons. But as I employ him three weeks out of the year to teach my workshops, I know him very well and therefore can give answer on this matter. In due time I would be willing to elaborate but that time is not now. Jim Brown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiddlewallop Report post Posted January 3, 2013 I can say emphatically that the answer is no! For now you will have to ask Michael his reasons. But as I employ him three weeks out of the year to teach my workshops, I know him very well and therefore can give answer on this matter. In due time I would be willing to elaborate but that time is not now. Jim Brown That's OK Jim. I was just curious if he took part regularly. Too lazy to do a quick internet seach. Thanks, FW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berl Mendenhall Report post Posted January 3, 2013 I don't know Michael and have never even met him, so I'm not trying to suck up when I say. Maestronet would not be the forum it is today if not for Michael Danton. He posted here regularly for several years and shared nearly everything he knows about violin making. He answered question after question from newbies. Very helpful guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oded Kishony Report post Posted January 3, 2013 I don't know Michael and have never even met him, so I'm not trying to suck up when I say. Maestronet would not be the forum it is today if not for Michael Danton. He posted here regularly for several years and shared nearly everything he knows about violin making. He answered question after question from newbies. Very helpful guy. Actually, only maybe ~ 20% OK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewNewbie Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Actually, only maybe ~ 20% OK It was probably ~20% when you wrote this reply, but now it is way less than 20%. Thanks for the post! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewNewbie Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Get a leg-up on the competition! I hear that Antonio was trying to be like Nicolo Amati .... Francesco was trying to be like this guy.... Omobono well that is another story but let me just say .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewNewbie Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Maybe that's the missing ingredient - Child Labor. Better than them spending their time playing video games. Hey I take it you never saw this movie! Hey kids, keep playing those games! (Shhhh it's all a ploy, video games, to keep those kids from going into the real world and taking our jobs away! ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wm. Johnston Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Wow! 100 hours... I thought the typical time was about 2 months for experienced Luthiers. I wonder if he left out the time it takes to varnish? 100 hours is a reasonable amount of time to spend actively working on a violin. There is a difference in how much time you spend working on the violin and how much time it takes to make the violin, you can work on other projects while the glue and varnish are drying. Also, depending on your varnish, varnishing doesn't have to take a lot of time. Some spirit and emulsion varnishes can be applied and reasonably cured in a few hours, and there are oil varnishes that cure faster than others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Stross Report post Posted January 3, 2013 you can work on other projects while the glue and varnish are drying. Good point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joerobson Report post Posted January 4, 2013 100 hours is a reasonable amount of time to spend actively working on a violin. Wm., I have asked this question for years: "If you worked uninterrupted, how long would it take you to make a violin you liked?" The standard answer is 2 weeks. Then I follow up with,"Varnished?"...the answer is most always "no....add at least a week for varnish". Oded, You're pretty quick for and oldish man. on we go, Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
