Garth E. Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Is built on the back with ribs inserted in a channel a common way to build? I read on an old thread that it was mainly a Norwegian and German method. I also have been told it was French and maybe Dutch. Just interested and would like some opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Garth E. Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Quote 26 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: Thank-you for that link Jacob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddleDoug Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Considering the very limited scope of Jacobs references, I would say not common at all. I've never had one cross my bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Brescian instruments were built on the back, but without a goove? Just me confused as usual. DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Preuss Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 There have been several schools using this method. We find it in old Mirecourt, Holland, and in Schwarzwald (alemanic School). The later instruments have been often confused for their ornamentations with brescian instruments. In Italy there was apparently only one maker who employed this technique. German born Enrico Catenar who worked in Genova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Ribs set into a groove also appears in some early English work, such as Pamphilon. I believe it was a technique imported by Huguenot immigrants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 I have encountered ribs set in grooves in a few American-made instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, Brad Dorsey said: I have encountered ribs set in grooves in a few American-made instruments. Anybody in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandepora Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Andreas Preuss said: There have been several schools using this method. We find it in old Mirecourt, Holland, and in Schwarzwald (alemanic School). The later instruments have been often confused for their ornamentations with brescian instruments. In Italy there was apparently only one maker who employed this technique. German born Enrico Catenar who worked in Genova. Catenar and Giovanni Francesco Celoniato https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/violin-making-in-turin-part-1-1650-1770/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, GeorgeH said: Anybody in particular? I can't remember the makers' names, but the instruments were mostly church basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three13 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Here’s some more grist for the ribs in a groove mill: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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