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Violin Making Pt. 4

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We are inching closer! After a long summer hiatus (what summer??) Annette and I have got back to the block and are hacking away at the violin again. Release the bandsaw! fter months of painstaking work I got to cut … Continue reading

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Violinmaking Pt. 3

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Annette has been Very Patient – and also great at making sure all the surfaces are flat and perfect. So much perfection needed! We’ve been finishing and gluing corner blocks, then bending the ribs, which is pure terror. We’ve now … Continue reading

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Violin Making Part 1

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I’ve started making my violin with Annette Voll of The Violin Workshop, who also freelances at my work, The Stringed Instrument Co. part time. First lesson – linings…making these little strips of wood at 1.8mm thick…planing, planing o so carefully…these … Continue reading

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