Garth E. Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just curious if French makers before 1800 used mortised necks or through necks. Were both methods used in the 18th c.? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Morticed necks appear pre 1800, but it is rather shallower than today’s standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Garth E. said: Just curious if French makers before 1800 used mortised necks or through necks. Were both methods used in the 18th c.? Thanks again. Early French certainly used through necks. I posted one here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth E. Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 5 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: Early French certainly used through necks. I posted one here Thank-you Jacob, were the through necks continued into the 19th c when violin making became more factory oriented in France? Was it a quality building method that was less economical therefore abandoned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, Garth E. said: Thank-you Jacob, were the through necks continued into the 19th c when violin making became more factory oriented in France? Was it a quality building method that was less economical therefore abandoned? You will have to ask someone who has studied French fiddles, not really my topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth E. Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks for posting the link Jacob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Garth E. said: Thank-you Jacob, were the through necks continued into the 19th c when violin making became more factory oriented in France? Was it a quality building method that was less economical therefore abandoned? I don't think that through necks or nailed necks were abandoned because they were more expensive to make. Rather, I think that as more experience was gained with neck projection dropping over time, neither turned out to be as amenable to a neck reset as the mortised joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth E. Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, David Burgess said: neither turned out to be as amenable to a neck reset as the mortised joint. Thanks David, I can assume a neck reset on a through neck would have been challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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