Húslař Posted August 12, 2014 Report Posted August 12, 2014 Good day! I am begginer (only student of violinmaking in workshop of master violinmaker), 24 years old. Can You evaluated my works (I know that is horrible and I am ready for whatever criticism). Thank You! Something from my last works: Greffuhle 2013: Guarnerius 2013 Thomass Peery Pochette 2014:
Tim H Posted August 12, 2014 Report Posted August 12, 2014 Hi Huslar The violins look great, how did you inlay the patterns around the ribs, was it as strad is supposed to have done it by cutting the pattern and applying a black substance before bending the ribs or applied as a transfer or drawn on ? Tim
MikeC Posted August 13, 2014 Report Posted August 13, 2014 Really nice ! What can you tell us about your ground and varnish?
Húslař Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Posted August 15, 2014 Hi Huslar The violins look great, how did you inlay the patterns around the ribs, was it as strad is supposed to have done it by cutting the pattern and applying a black substance before bending the ribs or applied as a transfer or drawn on ? Tim Hi Tim! All inlays are as on Stradivaris - 1) cutting ribs ornaments with knife and chisels 2) bending and gluing ribs to inside (italian) form (PG mould at this violin) 3) filling ornaments with ebony dust bone-glue (twice or thrice) Thanks for question!
Húslař Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Posted August 15, 2014 Really nice ! What can you tell us about your ground and varnish? Good day! Ground on Greffuhle and Guarnerius is simple - clear sandarac oil varnish (3:1), 2 or 3 layers. Then coloured amber varnish (my own but diluted with Old Wood Thinner, maybe 8 layers) on very thin ending layer (my varnish is liquid as water). And then as finish clear Roger Hargrave varnish (1-2 layers). On pochete I tried R. Hargrave ground and also his colophony-mastix varnish (1:1). Thank You for question!
violins88 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Posted August 15, 2014 Beautiful work! Who is your teacher? Are you in Praha? Jan Spidlen? I lived in Praha for a year in 1991.
Húslař Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Posted August 15, 2014 Beautiful work! Who is your teacher? Are you in Praha? Jan Spidlen? I lived in Praha for a year in 1991. My teacher is master violinmaker Pavel Celý (he studied in Luby u Chebu like most of czech old masterviolinmakers). Our workshop is in Zlín.
Guest Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Ground on Greffuhle and Guarnerius is simple - clear sandarac oil varnish (3:1), 2 or 3 layers. Then coloured amber varnish (my own but diluted with Old Wood Thinner, maybe 8 layers) on very thin ending layer (my varnish is liquid as water). And then as finish clear Roger Hargrave varnish (1-2 layers).Please tell me what your colored your amber varnish consists of. Pigments? Please explain how and what you colored the amber varnish with if you can. Thank you.
Violadamore Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Those are absolutely lovely! I have found a website for the Pavel Celý shop at http://www.cely.cz/default.aspx but am only finding a catalog for a very impressive selection of tools and materials for violinmakers. How might someone buy the finished instruments?
Rick Hyslop Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Viola... I found some pics of instruments. Click on the Galerie pic, lower right corner. Then on the left side of the page there are many options. I think that "Housle" is Czech for violin. Lucky for you viola seems to be simply viola. http://www.cely.cz/fotogalerie/galerie.aspx?galerie=barokni_housle&nazev=Barokn%C3%AD%20housle%20%28Andrea%20Amati%29 Nice work Huslar. r.
Violadamore Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Viola... I found some pics of instruments. Click on the Galerie pic, lower right corner. Then on the left side of the page there are many options. I think that "Housle" is Czech for violin. Lucky for you viola seems to be simply viola. http://www.cely.cz/fotogalerie/galerie.aspx?galerie=barokni_housle&nazev=Barokn%C3%AD%20housle%20%28Andrea%20Amati%29 Nice work Huslar. r. Yup, I've been through the site in both the Czech and (much smaller) English versions. I suspect that the only way to get instrument prices or buy some is to establish an email correspondence with them. It's nice that they seem to be teaching restoring as well as making.
Húslař Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Posted August 18, 2014 Please tell me what your colored your amber varnish consists of. Pigments? Please explain how and what you colored the amber varnish with if you can. Thank you. I use Hammerl color extracts and artists pigments in tubes. On Greffuhle is (if I remember right) "red-brown" and "amber" color extracts with madder lake in tube (from Umton). But in future I would to use only natural pigments and colors - nothing chemically (for example R.Hargrave rabbits urine ground that's what I'm excited about).
Húslař Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Posted August 18, 2014 Yup, I've been through the site in both the Czech and (much smaller) English versions. I suspect that the only way to get instrument prices or buy some is to establish an email correspondence with them. It's nice that they seem to be teaching restoring as well as making. The truth is that we have (thankfully) a lot of work to restore instruments and news (built mostly by request) we have not in stock-they quickly find customers (but are of course exceptions).
Húslař Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Posted September 23, 2014 Something new... 1) Stainer bass Viola da Gamba - rosette from pear wood 2) Viola da Gamba alto 3,4,5) Milanollo 1728 Strad "copy experiment"
Húslař Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Posted December 28, 2014 AHoJ! My new 1/12 size violin (for 4 years old lady)
Rue Posted December 28, 2014 Report Posted December 28, 2014 Adorable! Why 1/12? How does it sound? What strings did you use? I just ordered a 1/32 so I am interested in details.
Húslař Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Posted December 29, 2014 Adorable! Why 1/12? How does it sound? What strings did you use? I just ordered a 1/32 so I am interested in details. AHoJ! 1/12 size because it was building specially for hands of small girl (it will be for she as viola for adult men - but she grows to this after some months ). There are Pirastro Tonica strings and sound was no so bad as I imagine - it of course cannot be sound of 4/4 violin but much better than instruments from manufactures. Thank for question!
Húslař Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Posted January 12, 2015 New fidel varnishing photos: I know that is not very clean work, but it is fidel, not instruments of Stradivari times.
Rue Posted January 13, 2015 Report Posted January 13, 2015 ...and thanks for you answer! I like your fidel. It is very attractive. But I thought they had 5 strings?
Húslař Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Posted January 13, 2015 ...and thanks for you answer! I like your fidel. It is very attractive. But I thought they had 5 strings? Yes, typical modern fidel has 5 strings, but in renaissance there was from 2 to 5 strings (I found this in some book). And this fidel was building for violinist-he wants 4/4 violin measurements and E, A, D. G strings as for violin. De facto it is violin only with fidel looks like.
baroquecello Posted January 15, 2015 Report Posted January 15, 2015 Hey! Compliments on your instruments! I'd especially like to know some more about the pochette from your first post. I hope to at some point, when I find time for it, start a little instrument making as a hobby, and have been wondering if making a pochette would be a good thing to start off with, rather than a violin. I'd expect it to be somewhat easier to construct, not needing to join the plates, no need to make corners, somewhat easier pattern of purfling, less complicated arching... But I may be wrong, can you comment on that? And is is possible to get technical drawings for that pochette model you made there? Do I understand that it is indeed a copy of an existing old pochette?
Húslař Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Posted January 18, 2015 Hey! Compliments on your instruments! I'd especially like to know some more about the pochette from your first post. I hope to at some point, when I find time for it, start a little instrument making as a hobby, and have been wondering if making a pochette would be a good thing to start off with, rather than a violin. I'd expect it to be somewhat easier to construct, not needing to join the plates, no need to make corners, somewhat easier pattern of purfling, less complicated arching... But I may be wrong, can you comment on that? And is is possible to get technical drawings for that pochette model you made there? Do I understand that it is indeed a copy of an existing old pochette? Thanks for questions! My pochette is based on dancing fiddle by Thommas Peery from Dublin. Every shapes I took from photographies on this site: http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/BowedStringsOther/Pochettes/2674Perry/PerryPochette2674.html Unlike the original I made some changes - my instrument had the main sizes of 4/4 violin (original is something between 1/2-3/4), modern neck and purfling are not only draw. As You write it is very easy to building (so You need not technical drawings) and it is very nice instrument for watching, but not for playing - bad sound (as very small manufactory violin) and keeping is not very easy (sliding from body). Now I am making this pochette again - I can give here some photos from building (if You want). I am attaching a scan of mould (lenght without blocks is 266mm and thickness 10mm), height of ribs around 25mm. I gladly answer to Your another questions.
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