@ceseng1 While the placement and form of the bassbar are essential to sound production and projection, these factors have very little to do with important adjustments in tone and timbre. Also, locating pins have been used by many makers. It's just sensible to do so. They have nothing to do with detaching the plates easily. It must be glued to be structurally sound for stringing and playing. However, hide glue is easily broken down for disassembly, regardless.
@ceseng1 And the latter half of your statement that they tuned instruments while in the white is far short of ground-breaking. This is a process that has been used by many makers for a long time. The merits of the process are disputed by makers themselves, but the jury is still out on the overall value. Many great luthiers get by simply by testing the stiffness of plates and make fantastic instruments; it's whatever works for the individual maker.
I made a few violins when in my early twenties. Gave it up because I decided I was making furniture rather than competitive instruments.
I do not agree that power tools are to be avoided by the luthier. Any fiber damage done by rotary cutters can be scraped out. I speculate that Stradivari would have adapted power tools faster than a New York minute...
I also read the Heron-Allen book. I was told that he never actually made violins himself...
love your videos - thnx 4 sharing the beauty of the wood working and instrument. cool that the cat likes to sit close and watch. 2 thumbs up!!
bloodknot101 1 month ago
epic cat
Tr0jan1337 7 months ago
outstanding skill!
Wiegieboard 11 months ago
On the backs of many Cremona instruments there are pegs where holes were. I believe this reveals the Cremona maker's true construction secret...
They did 2 unique things - First, they used screws to attach/detach the back during construction. In this way they tuned the bass-bar.
Second, I think they adjusted the top's thickness by scraping material FROM THE OUTSIDE SURFACE.
They did these with the instrument in the white, strung and test-played. An iterative tuning process.
ceseng1 1 year ago
@ceseng1 While the placement and form of the bassbar are essential to sound production and projection, these factors have very little to do with important adjustments in tone and timbre. Also, locating pins have been used by many makers. It's just sensible to do so. They have nothing to do with detaching the plates easily. It must be glued to be structurally sound for stringing and playing. However, hide glue is easily broken down for disassembly, regardless.
Chad48309 10 months ago
@ceseng1 And the latter half of your statement that they tuned instruments while in the white is far short of ground-breaking. This is a process that has been used by many makers for a long time. The merits of the process are disputed by makers themselves, but the jury is still out on the overall value. Many great luthiers get by simply by testing the stiffness of plates and make fantastic instruments; it's whatever works for the individual maker.
Chad48309 10 months ago
I made a few violins when in my early twenties. Gave it up because I decided I was making furniture rather than competitive instruments.
I do not agree that power tools are to be avoided by the luthier. Any fiber damage done by rotary cutters can be scraped out. I speculate that Stradivari would have adapted power tools faster than a New York minute...
I also read the Heron-Allen book. I was told that he never actually made violins himself...
ceseng1 1 year ago
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This is really cool
MozartIsFancylalala 1 year ago
sublime music. does anyone know what the quartet is playing? sounds very haydnesque...
moldyoreo 1 year ago
Its amazing to see this done in such a well presented way.
Many thanks
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digitalreb 2 years ago