Dwight Brown Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 In the spirit of the worst scroll ever post (which has had some remarkable entries :-) What is the best head on a violin family instrument other than a scroll you have seen? Carved head, Etc. DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I've GOT IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Coleman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I love the Kopf that Martin Biller puts on his instruments. I wish I could carve like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I like this. A friend of mine had one, but that one had a bald head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Evan Smith said: I've GOT IT! It's the cat! I miss him still. DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matejkliman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 For me, from the violin heads, definitely the Tielke 1685 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palousian Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 A friend of mine has made a couple of nice violins (and is a great bluegrass fiddler), but is a dentist by trade. His #2, made from a maple tree that came down in the yard of the house he grew up in, in the Puget Sound area, has a scroll based on Northwest Native American carving. He gave his OK to show it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, palousian said: A friend of mine has made a couple of nice violins (and is a great bluegrass fiddler), but is a dentist by trade. His #2, made from a maple tree that came down in the yard of the house he grew up in, in the Puget Sound area, has a scroll based on Northwest Native American carving. He gave his OK to show it to you. Now that's impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I like that. Nice looking varnish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavanger Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I have a facination towards Hardanger fiddle heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 A pair of sisters wanted a pair of fiddles,,, a pair of eagles, ,,,, pointed one beak toward the G peg, the other toward the E ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,or the a string would be impossible to thread. old 35mm pics, no digital in the ancient past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Stavanger said: I have a facination towards Hardanger fiddle heads I like those too. The basic weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will L Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 The violin traditionally was considered a functional object. All parts had their purposes. Of course with the nobility, the wealthy, and centuries of status seekers pestering makers to add to what really should have been left simple and plain, we have been given all sorts of silly stuff: double purfling; F hole shaped F-holes; gilded inscriptions on ribs; fluted pegboxes; bee-stinged miters—just to list a few. I'm all for getting rid of everything that isn't necessary. Why, for example, should a scroll have ears? After all, it is the player who needs ears...well, supposedly he needs them! Even though some of us are beginning to doubt that premise. And why not expand on my idea: Make violins even MORE utilitarian. The following could be incorporated into the scroll quite easily: http://www.batteryjunction.com/ust-survival-card-0-5-multi-tool.html?gclid=CNSHgdiU0tMCFYVafgod5tIAwQ We could have a nail file; bottle opener; compass; clip for attaching a bayonet; a magnifying glass! In fact, the possibilities are almost endless! And if we extended our creativity to the body of the instrument we could add a world atlas; a copy of the Magna Carta; a miniature "Mona Lisa;" a New Orleans "Blue Book;" information on performing tracheotomies and appendectomies. How many lives might eventually be saved—or at least enriched or made more pleasant? I'd say such violins would be worthy of a Nobel or two. I have contacted the upper management of "Snap-on Tools," but as yet have not heard from them. I feel like they would have a head start on such a project, and would certainly appreciate the underlying wisdom. I can't imagine they wouldn't snap up such a golden opportunity, but American management isn't what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jetson Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I am partial to Evan's eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide Sora Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Viola family.....alas I did the photograph only, not the head. (Sorry for the quality of the photo which does not fully show the real quality of the work, old cibachrome print re-photographed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vathek Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Why isn't there a 'like' button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron1 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) I've probably posted these before, but Knute Reindahl's carved heads are exceptional- Edited May 4, 2017 by Ron1 so crawlers don't pick up images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I like the concept of attaching a bayonet... I'd finally be a stand-out player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 5 hours ago, matejkliman said: For me, from the violin heads, definitely the Tielke 1685 This is amazing, The back of the peg box too. DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Will L said: The violin traditionally was considered a functional object. All parts had their purposes. Of course with the nobility, the wealthy, and centuries of status seekers pestering makers to add to what really should have been left simple and plain, we have been given all sorts of silly stuff: double purfling; F hole shaped F-holes; gilded inscriptions on ribs; fluted pegboxes; bee-stinged miters—just to list a few. I'm all for getting rid of everything that isn't necessary. Why, for example, should a scroll have ears? After all, it is the player who needs ears...well, supposedly he needs them! Even though some of us are beginning to doubt that premise. And why not expand on my idea: Make violins even MORE utilitarian. The following could be incorporated into the scroll quite easily: http://www.batteryjunction.com/ust-survival-card-0-5-multi-tool.html?gclid=CNSHgdiU0tMCFYVafgod5tIAwQ We could have a nail file; bottle opener; compass; clip for attaching a bayonet; a magnifying glass! In fact, the possibilities are almost endless! And if we extended our creativity to the body of the instrument we could add a world atlas; a copy of the Magna Carta; a miniature "Mona Lisa;" a New Orleans "Blue Book;" information on performing tracheotomies and appendectomies. How many lives might eventually be saved—or at least enriched or made more pleasant? I'd say such violins would be worthy of a Nobel or two. I have contacted the upper management of "Snap-on Tools," but as yet have not heard from them. I feel like they would have a head start on such a project, and would certainly appreciate the underlying wisdom. I can't imagine they wouldn't snap up such a golden opportunity, but American management isn't what it used to be. Intercepted on the way to the MN spam bucket by the Accadenia's "Rear ECHELON" software: "Deal Mr. L, We at Wanking Works approval your idea most good. Send please full notes and drawings with $250.00 USD registration fee drawn on Paypal to [REDACTED]@worldoscams.cn to initiate immediate production. Thanking and most luck, Y. Fu, CEO, Wanking Sword, Violin, Electronics, Bridal Apparel, and Oyster Sauce Works, Wanking, China" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Noon Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Not that I think this is in the "best" category, but it fits as "other than a scroll". MN'ers who have been around a while will likely recognize this thing... the first head I carved before ever attempting a traditional scroll. Actually, it's the first thing I ever carved, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.DiLisio Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Wow, that ram head scroll is a beauty! Here's Charles Mingus and his lion headed bass.. It was carved from the original scroll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jetson Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Your scroll is so unique Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 This is a great thread - thanks for all the cool pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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