Mike Spencer Report post Posted January 27 Nice color and good looking work Jim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted January 27 36 minutes ago, Mike Spencer said: Nice color and good looking work Jim! Thanks Mike. How goes the “Spencer-Stauffer”? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Spencer Report post Posted January 27 Its coming along but I'm working a violin at the same time. Working on finalizing the outlines of both instrument. If I get few hours a week that would be alot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted February 19 "Lefty" setup is finally finished. It's been strung up for about two weeks and is still opening up and/or I'm figuring out how to properly bow a larger instrument. Here's a quick sound clip played by my violin teacher that was nice enough to play a viola song without any warning or practice. I'm pretty happy with it. G. Amati viola 2019.m4a Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernest Martel Report post Posted February 19 It rings nicely,... sounds good to me. What strings are on it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, lpr5184 said: It rings nicely,... sounds good to me. What strings are on it? I planned on using Evah's with Larsen or Jargar A, then a set PI's fell into my lap so I used them. I have no idea how they compare, but I like them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan Smith Report post Posted February 20 Sounds clear and even,, are you having fun ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted February 20 Thanks Evan. I’m having so much fun I can’t sleep. Studying arching in preparation for the 1690 Tuscan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Spencer Report post Posted February 23 Sounds real good Jim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted February 24 Thanks Mike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted March 19 A little oopsie. I filed one corner back at the wrong angle. This is a very fine grained top, so I had to take pictures and magnify the image to plane parallel to the grain. I used a cut off from the c bout area of the adjacent grain line. The repair was easier than I expected. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JacksonMaberry Report post Posted March 20 Excellent save, brother! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Report post Posted March 20 I've had to make these saves myself. When done right, which isn't hard, they are virtually invisible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted March 20 11 hours ago, JacksonMaberry said: Excellent save, brother! 10 hours ago, Nick Allen said: I've had to make these saves myself. When done right, which isn't hard, they are virtually invisible. Thanks. One of the many lessons I've learned from Joe Thrift. If you make a mistake don't waste time getting mad, just fix it and move on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted August 17 ...The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rue Report post Posted August 17 When men start quoting poetry... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Luthier Report post Posted September 9 nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andreas Preuss Report post Posted September 9 On September 8, 31 Heisei at 8:38 AM, Jim Bress said: the new emicon for violin makers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael_Molnar Report post Posted September 11 That's a lovely back, Jim . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted September 11 On 9/9/2019 at 11:17 AM, Urban Luthier said: nice! Thanks! On 9/9/2019 at 6:10 PM, Andreas Preuss said: the new emicon for violin makers! Don't tell my son I did something modern. He won't believe you. 8 hours ago, Michael_Molnar said: That's a lovely back, Jim . Thanks, I'm partial to one-piece backs. I have a few more before they run out and I start into my two-piece stock. However, I'm replacing all the backs I use with one-piece backs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken_N Report post Posted September 11 On 9/9/2019 at 6:10 PM, Andreas Preuss said: the new emicon for violin makers! What? Oh. Now I see it. I was trying to figure out what was in the middle, and now I see it is a plane with a LONG blade. I didn't even notice the face. I'm TERRIBLE with faces anyway. I was also thinking that it looks like mine WHEN I START. I'm finishing two violins that just need pegs and set up; a 5 string viola that needs fancy inlays; and an arch top guitar that needs the edge work, then varnish, frets, tuning machines and set up. All of those things I find tedious, and only do them for an hour or so. Carving a new back or belly? I could do that all day long. That to me is the fun part. I would have been the grunt man, roughing in stuff for the Master. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bress Report post Posted October 3 Damn that was close! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Report post Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Jim Bress said: Damn that was close! Oi, Jim, what kind of chalk are you using for bass bars? I find that regular gypsum chalk tends to compact into the wood of the top, and then the chalk won't lay down onto the top wood any longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
