Andyjr1515 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Actually, as it happens, not much of a violin either! This is a few years ago when I had some Yew offcut left over from a project. I'd always looked longingly at the super-modern LS Designs violins when they first came out and thought, 'well how difficult could this possibly be?' I had a look at some of the designs on the internet and it was the super-slim ones with some nice curves that caught my eye the most. I got hold of commercially available parts like neck, fretboard, chin rest and tailstock and played around with a few paper templates. This was the sort of think I was going for: The geometry is very different to a guitar so I drew out the concept full-size: To get the depth, my plan was to have a ring of mahogany to leave the body as a backless hollow. It was time to cut some wood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 interesting. not a violin guy but def will enjoy seeing this built. I imagine building another instrument (other than guitar/bass) probably would involve some valuable and translatable lessons. do you play? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Great to see something a little left of field show up around these parts You certainly aren't afraid of getting your hands dirty in a variety of different instrument construction projects. What's next - bagpipes pehaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 First job was marking out and cutting out the shape from my Yew plank: "But aren't there two?" I hear you ask. Yes - the original plan was also to make a viola. Hmmm...best laid plans & all that Then glued a Sapele back piece to it: And then started the process of removing as much weight as I could. Violins are light! The bought neck blank needed the angle adding to the heel and I also cut a small dovetail: Likewise, the dovetail was also cut on the body: Took quite a bit of fettling until it fit properly: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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