Craig Tucker Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 As I say, just curious. I know there's a lot of talk here. Much of it is very interesting. Still, I'm curious who's building what? Care to share what you're doing?
Don Noon Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Another boring Strad model... that's the one I have all the forms and templates for. There's a lot of stuff I want to do after that: tool up for a Guarneri model, a large-body Maggini (5-string?), a 15 3/4" DaSalo-ish viola, and maybe something else too.
Marty Kasprzyk Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 As I say, just curious. I know there's a lot of talk here. Much of it is very interesting. Still, I'm curious who's building what? Care to share what you're doing? I'm designing and building a 1/8 size cello for a 5 year old son of a friend. Its an interesting acoustic challenge. I hope I don't wreck his music future.
steveperry Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 After recovery from lots of difficult times, we ran through most of the boxes and have stacked up: A generic semi-fantasy Cremonese inspired fiddle that is to be done in ghost red-white-blue (favor to a long term client) Two Alard type del Gesu Two Betts Large Maggini test Small Andrea Amati in birdseye And I found a Cannon mold with C bout ribs in it, so there may be more in another box. Also a mystery top that isn't final outlined and some other hints of additional projects. Most of this stuff is from early 2007 and before, before the bad stuff started. We also have starting up in the design phase a "workingman's fiddle" and I just got an Aspen back I'm excited about. Otherwise, a major brief that has to get done, which is not fun at all.
Michael_Molnar Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Building another Strad violin on a PG form. Craig, What are YOU doing?
Peter K-G Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I'm going to make some tens of Soils to tease Mr. Perlman
Brad Dorsey Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I've been converting a nickel-mounted frog to a silver-mounted frog. I found a frogless stick in my bow box that seemed nice enough to deserve a silver-mounted frog, but making a whole frog seemed like too much trouble. Upon searching my frog collection I couldn't find a silver-mounted one that fit the butt of the stick properly. I did find a good fitting nickel-mounted one, so I decided that dressing it up would make an interesting little project. I have done this a few times before. I find that the hardest part is the underslide. I have to bend the silver freehand in a vise to fit it to the stick, then fit the frog to the silver. I was able to find a silver ferrule to fit the frog, so I won't have to make a ferrule this time. The underslide in the picture is the nickel one that I took off. The other metal bits are the silver ones that I will put on.
Peter Lynch Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 working on 2 del Gesu'.......... 1743 Sauret & 1740 Ysaye also experimenting with new varnish based in part of Roger's long cook method.
James M. Jones Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 A 16 1/4 in and 15 inch viola based on the Strad CV mold from pollens book , I widened the 16 1/4 to reflect the suggestions from the 'about violas 'thread I started some time ago, ...
Bob Sp Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I'm going to make some tens of Soils to tease Mr. Perlman You are going 'Soil' the market?
Jim Bress Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 A 16 1/4 in and 15 inch viola based on the Strad CV mold from pollens book , I widened the 16 1/4 to reflect the suggestions from the 'about violas 'thread I started some time ago, ... Here's a couple of pics for you. Not the best pictures but maybe different angles and light reflection than you have. Cheers, Jim Edit: Not sure why the pictures are sideways.
NickIsWorking Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I'm progressing through my first violin bow. Just going to use a nickel mounted frog off of a junk bow. I also did my first spline repair. Just sent ahead with doing by hand side my tool budget is shoot.
Peter K-G Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Here's a couple of pics for you. Not the best pictures but maybe different angles and light reflection than you have. Cheers, Jim Edit: Not sure why the pictures are sideways. Better?
Peter K-G Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 You are going 'Soil' the market? The world needs more Soils! Why settle for something less than the best of the best
joerobson Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Great thread...photos please. Me...finishing 2 Shaker benches to go with the King's Pine Drop-leaf I just refinished. Starting the ground on another de Salo viola. on we go, Joe
Craig Tucker Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Posted January 30, 2015 Craig, What are YOU doing? OK, I'll cop to what I'm doing also. Well, I'm very happy to get back to Maestronet and find some responses to my asking about projects that are in progress right now... Me, as you all must know by now, well, I'm going to contribute here also. (as, my mouth doesn't stop opening for very long - ever.) I have my very big (well, to me at least, it's GIANT...) current project, and that's my progress with regard to bow making, which I will admit, is taking up most of my free time these days, because it is so great a project, and so very challenging for me. But as I progress with it, this bow making project AND continue in life - doing the things that both must always be done and what my momentum through the years has created for me, which is various assorted violin repairs, and also still a few rehairs for long time customers, I ponder, off and on, finishing the violin that I started recently, after that stroke that silenced me a great deal, these last couple of years . I have sitting it here, and I have the belly that I made, which is really very cool and well made in some respects - but greatly faulty in other respects. Important respects. Making it something that, while I like looking at it, and admiring it... I also know that I have to start a new one, because I made this one WAY too high in the arch... I am contemplating finishing this project as well as to continue forward with my bow making... Sounds like trouble, huh? Well here are the facts of the matter... and then I'm going to let other posters post what they may have going on at the moment - shut my mouth for a brief time, and post some photos of what I have sitting here on my bench. That's whats goin on with me. Hey, my great thanks to any and every one that has posted so far - and my great thanks to those of us that also provide some photos for the other members to look at. Violin making... Bow making... Trouble making. I don't care what you're making, but I would really appreciate seeing it, or even just hearing about it. My thanks, Craig T
Guest Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Cutting the mortise and setting the neck on my next violin...Careful this may turn into the next "What's on your bench" thread.
DGV Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I have just finished fitting the bass bar onto the top of my honey violin this morning. Top is somewhat reverse graduated but nowhere as thin as Strads.
FiddleDoug Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I'm doing a commission building four large display cabinets. Oh, wait, you probably meant luthier stuff. All my luthier stuff is on hold while my shop is in the cabinet making mode.
Mike Spencer Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I'm converting a locally made (not by me) fiddle from a right handed instrument to a left handed one. And building a delgesu inspired fiddle using my amati mold with a few adjustments. It's amazing how close the outlines really are! Mike Spencer
Marilyn Wallin Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I am finishing the wood work on an original pattern, somewhat Goffriller like, 16"viola. It is part of a study of several viola patterns, all about the same size. I also just finished the graduations on the back of my copy of a Guiseppe filius Andrea Guarneri cello. Marilyn Wallin Lincoln, NE
violins88 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Using Davide Sora's video on cutting the channel on my Titian violin back. I made his little marking gauge. Now I need to sharpen up my 13 mm radius gouge. Thanks again Davide.
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