hannaz Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Are f-holes without notches like the one of the photo characteristic of any particular region or time period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mampara Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Looks like the purfling is missing too? More photos of the whole instrument would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Possibly the f-holes were re-cut, removing the orig. notches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Cramer Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 If I might ask a more general question about notchless f holes (which I have never seen before): am I right in thinking the notches play no role in the response of the instrument, and are just there to cue us players into where to position the bridge? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannaz Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 6 hours ago, duane88 said: Possibly the f-holes were re-cut, removing the orig. notches. Good point, I haven’t thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannaz Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Mampara said: Looks like the purfling is missing too? More photos of the whole instrument would be helpful. There is purfling, it's just barely visible in the darker parts. I attach some more photos form the auction website. But speaking generally not about this particular violin, were notchless f-holes popular at some point? I couldn't find too many photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mampara Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 The f holes look really chunky, they could have been reworked and the nicks being lost that way. It would be good to get some opinions from experienced members here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 7:01 PM, hannaz said: Are f-holes without notches like the one of the photo characteristic of any particular region or time period? Usually characteristic for the school of careless violin butchery, like was suggested before. Always timeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D27 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I think the bridge is a little too close to the fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannaz Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Blank face said: Usually characteristic for the school of careless violin butchery, like was suggested before. Always timeless. Pity, I hoped was an interesting feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 It looks like an older Markneukirchen with a "six o'clock" carved scroll which was tampered with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Blank face said: Usually characteristic for the school of careless violin butchery, like was suggested before. Always timeless. Not a typical f-hole but notches on this style of sound hole would not look right. I do think notches improve the look of ff-style soundholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 46 minutes ago, Ernest Martel said: Not a typical f-hole but notches on this style of sound hole would not look right. I do think notches improve the look of ff-style soundholes. Those soundholes resemble a beginner's mistake, failing to make the sound holes large enough to insert a soundpost, and then trying to make something semi-"artistic" out of correcting the mistake. I will also suggest that mice enlarging ff-holes in order to establish a happy home inside stringed instruments (also a possibility) have at times done a more artistic job. Typically though, the mousies will only enlarge one ff-hole, and then rely on the artistry of a luthier to make both match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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