Jim Bress Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Very nice. I like the f’s a little better than what I usually see on N. Amati’s. Did you add just a smidge to the wings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Thanks Jim! I was trying for a Bros Amati look for the F holes, but you know how it goes - sometimes 'the knife' gives them a personality of their own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 It’s a good happy accident then. A little Girolamo (sp?), plus a little Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted May 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 First attempt at carving an Amati-style head. Finer chamfers, deep fluting (I bottomed out a no 7 gouge) and a narrow pegbox. The latter concerns me a bit, along with the A peg clearance. I tried to work it out ahead of time, but time will tell. Still a bit of clean up to do. Fun learning experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted May 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 thanks Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 Looks very neatly and carefully worked. Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tets Kimura Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Looking good. You could thin the peg box walls a little to compensate the narrow peg box. A slightly thinner walls suit the Amati style better, too, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted May 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Thanks WB and Tets. I think I will thin the peg box walls a bit. Odly enough the Alard that I drew the template from is even slightly thicker at the top of the Pegbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted May 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 I bought some ebony stock a decade ago and ripped it into 15mm strips with the idea of making my own fingerboards. The ebony is various quality as you can see but very stable with no movement since I bought it. Not sure how old it is. Messy job but fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 In one piece now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Fun with Fusion - a simple tailpiece design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted August 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 Tailpiece and tailgut. What a pain in the you know what to tie off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroquecello Posted August 26, 2022 Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 The simpler solution is to not loop the gut through the tp, but to let the two ends of the gut, which one heats in order to expand them, end in the tail piece. It it also simper then, to correct afterlength if you are not satisfied. Nice tail piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliemaine Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 Always a pleasure to look at your work and bench and tools. Great Stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted September 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 thank you both! image of the tailpiece and tie off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Few final photos before it goes to its new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Húslař Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 How great workmanship!! Absolutely beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 Taking my inspiration from the lovely Amati Alto Violas in Cremona and Modena... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Love the model. On mine, I've had some complaints about the lower corners when playing close to the bridge. I'll probably shorten the corners slightly on future iterations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Hey Jim, Shortening your corners might not be the full solution, or not the resolve at all. Do a study on all of your posters and pictures of the relationship between the outline and the placement of the lower holes of the F’s. Use a straight edge across the tops of the lower holes and visualize the placement of the corners in relationship to their placement with the F’s. Do the top of the holes align with the plate edge?, the purf?,, the bee stings?,, further down? If that area is in proper relationship with each other, the corners would have to be ridiculously long to really be too long. On a viola, adding a few mm in the C’s and shortening the lower bout will in effect shorten your lower corners without making them stubby,, Simply because the F’s will be pulled up a bit higher to maintain the stop length. Not a big deal, just felt like telling you off a bit,,, Now I feel much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 And Urban Luthier, It goes without saying how excellent is your work, your shop and your attitude,,, Thanks Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted November 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Thanks for your kind words and advice Jim and Evan! I took the outline from the CT scan published in the S&Z book - I will have a look the the corners in relation to the bridge and may shorten. There are other issues with the model - the F-holes are too narrow to get a full sized sound post in easily. And the Arching is sooo scooped and quite thin in places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylG Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 I'm late to the party but very nice work! The varnish color is quite tasty, it's difficult to pull off those amber ale colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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