Dave Slight Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Thank you! I think it works with the slender corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylG Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 6/12/2023 at 8:32 AM, Dave Slight said: Rather than bee stings, I seem to have gone for murder hornet stings this time. Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted June 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 Thanks Daryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Now assembled, and after some time in the UV cabinet, will be ready to start on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Looks even better in one piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted July 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 Thank you I’ll post some more pics once the ground is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted August 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Varnishing is pretty much done now. Really pleased with how the texture has turned out this time. It is a very dark and rainy day here, so I’ve used the reflections to show some of the varnish detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Osthorst Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 That is stunning work Dave, the texture and non-contrived look of the 'wear' and gold showing through beneath the red. I absolutely love it! I will be certain to ask for your advice and knowledge should I ever make an antiqued look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted August 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 Thank you for your kind words Stephan, they are much appreciated. It can be easy to get really carried away with antiquing, with the range of techniques and methods one can choose. My aim with these, is to give the appearance of an older instrument, but one which has been looked after. Rather than one which looks like it was involved in a shipwreck, then kept in a chimney for a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroquecello Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Dave, I admire both your varnishing and your woodwork. However, here, I feel there is a discrepancy between the crispness of the latter and the result of the antiquing of the former. I find it doesn't convince without some wear to the edgework, f holes etc etc. Of course, this is a matter of taste, but regarding newly made ones, I prefer crisp new instruments or antiquing that goes a little further than yours. For me as a buyer, this looks not so convincing. This is highly subjective of course, and in no way intended negatively! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 You are right, all antiquing can look contrived. I could have snapped off the belly edges and corners, attacked the back of the scroll with a rasp, bushed the peg holes, done a neck graft, made some half edging before gluing on the top. Decisions have to be made along the way, and the decision I take these days, is to try and give a look of an older instrument, but one that has been looked after. Not necessarily to look over 300 years old. Over the course of my career, I’ve approached making antiqued instruments in different ways. There was a time, when I was taking the outlines of both the top and back, then making an angled mould, so I could recreate the rib and corner angles. While accurate to the original, I felt these really did look quite unconvincing and forced. As with every maker, my style has evolved, but I would also say each instrument is it’s own work. What I did this time, may be different to the next. Despite taking models from the past, I currently like to work in a clean and neat manner. In addition to the old Italian makers, I admire a lot of the Parisian instruments, especially Lupot, Vuillaume, Bernardel etc. Inspiration comes in many forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Choosing some wood from the Morassi stash for the next violin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I had hoped to get this finished in the white before Christmas, but time is rapidly running out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Really fine work Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted December 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Found a way to keep the mince pies safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew tkinson Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Hello Dave, that seems a much better idea than putting rattlesnake tails in your violin! Perhaps higher arched violins were designed to hold a small Christmas pudding, pinned securely in place with a dorsal sprig of holly ? Seasons greetings from Gateshead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted December 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 6:05 PM, Andrew tkinson said: Hello Dave, that seems a much better idea than putting rattlesnake tails in your violin! Perhaps higher arched violins were designed to hold a small Christmas pudding, pinned securely in place with a dorsal sprig of holly ? Seasons greetings from Gateshead! Hello Andrew, I’m not sure I’d want to mess with rattlesnakes, but here, I guess the best we could do, would be to use an Adder or a grass snake. Since they have no rattle, it would be a fruitless endeavour! I think some high arched violins were used to smuggle haggis over the border. This would have been back in the days of the Reivers, or during the years of offal prohibition, while the Shortbread wars raged. I will be passing Gateshead in the coming days. Best wishes for Christmas, and beyond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted May 8 Author Report Share Posted May 8 Always feels like the home stretch, once the bar gets glued in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 Heading towards assembly time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 Getting the back ready for the next one. Looks a nice piece, good density, figure and fine grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasP Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 That's a beautiful single piece maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 Yes, it really is. I’m lucky to have such nice wood to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 Once I get this neck glued in, it will be time to start the varnishathon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 wow beautiful trio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted June 4 Author Report Share Posted June 4 Thank you! I’m looking forward to hearing them, and since each one is a different model, it will be interesting to hear the differences and similarities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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