To make the sound holes, or F-holes as they are called, I glued a template to a piece of thin aluminum plate, added reference marks and cut it out with an exacto knife
Then, locating them on the top plate, I traced the holes and cut them out with my scroll saw and finished them up with a knife and sandpaper.
Last I glued on the bass bar. If this were an arch top violin I’d have to fit it, but with a flat plate it’s just a matter of gluing. I will say that I miss my set of homemade bass bar clamps. I forgot them at work, so I had to scrounge around in my collection at home.
-- Ni faru ion el ligno!
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Serradura
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#1 posted 03-24-2020 08:28 PM
So far so good! This will turn out in a nice instrument!
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Oldtool
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#2 posted 03-25-2020 01:01 PM
To me, a complete novices on musical instruments, this is a rather odd shape for a violin. I’ve never seen anything but the traditional hourglass shape. The results of this build, especially if you provide a video, will be interesting.
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Dave Rutan
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#3 posted 03-25-2020 02:49 PM
It’s important to remember that anything other than the traditional violin shape is a folk instrument, like a cigar box guitar, fiddle, etc. Most of the evolution of our traditional orchestral instruments has been to make them louder for larger venues. Mine should in theory be quieter than a traditional instrument.
I expect I can play something on the instrument, it just won’t be great.
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