them good ole boys was gearing up for a shing dig for sure . sounded great . i can see them in a barn party now just setting fire to the dance floor . great work buddy
The unboxing video from your customers playing the violins for the first time was really cool! Ages ago I worked in sales at a violin shop, and one of the most satisfying things was seeing people try their new instruments for the first time. Seeing someone’s face light up from pure joy like that was just the best. Have you ever been out at a restaurant, for instance, and seen a couple that very obviously just began dating and they’re so smitten and in love that it feels like it brightens up the whole room? And despite whatever difficulties or worries are in your life, at that moment you just feel happy for them? Sometimes the person trying their instrument for the first time would laugh, cry tears of joy, or just be awestruck. But in all cases it was just like watching someone fall in love, and every time the secondhand joy I received from that sustained me. So yeah, that was very rewarding. 😄
Yes, I've had quite a few people tear up when playing a fiddle of mine for the first time. It's lovely to know you've created something that means so much to someone.
One could try it. My gut feeling is that the resulting instrument would sound very dull and spongy. The point of using the typical choice of maple is that it works as a harder chamber to reflect the sound back out of the front. It lends volume, brightness, and definition to the overall sound. With an all spruce instrument, it would likely sound extremely dull, with a good deal of vibrations absorbed internally rather than amplified and reflected. Spruce seems to have a Janka hardness of around 350, and maple is around 1450. Quite a difference. Poplar, another choice for sides and backs when a more mellow instrument is desired, seems to top out around 650. Still substantially harder than spruce.
@@daveojanen1721 Pretty much, that’s the simple breakdown. Think of the body of a violin as a speaker cabinet. The top is the speaker cone that moves and creates the vibrations in the air that we perceive as sound. The sides and back are like the walls that resonate and reflect the sound created by the speaker cone, and direct all that energy forward towards the listener.
@@BrianTimmonsTX and yet, the only time I've seen it, it was an exceptional sounding instrument (a hardanger). So much of the accepted "law" turns out to be rubbish when tested. I'll try and find the link for you.
them good ole boys was gearing up for a shing dig for sure . sounded great . i can see them in a barn party now just setting fire to the dance floor . great work buddy
Awesome stuff those wormies!
We used to fish as children with a seagull just like that😊
The best!
Bravo! And that Spanish cedar is going to look smashing on your guitar shaped fiddle. Excited to watch the progress.
Hope it sounds as good as the last Spanish Cedar violin I made.
The unboxing video from your customers playing the violins for the first time was really cool! Ages ago I worked in sales at a violin shop, and one of the most satisfying things was seeing people try their new instruments for the first time. Seeing someone’s face light up from pure joy like that was just the best.
Have you ever been out at a restaurant, for instance, and seen a couple that very obviously just began dating and they’re so smitten and in love that it feels like it brightens up the whole room? And despite whatever difficulties or worries are in your life, at that moment you just feel happy for them?
Sometimes the person trying their instrument for the first time would laugh, cry tears of joy, or just be awestruck. But in all cases it was just like watching someone fall in love, and every time the secondhand joy I received from that sustained me.
So yeah, that was very rewarding. 😄
Yes, I've had quite a few people tear up when playing a fiddle of mine for the first time. It's lovely to know you've created something that means so much to someone.
Wow to the bog oak!
Yes. Almost magical isn’t it. Older than Stonehenge.. hard to get your head around.
Your use of a variety of timber is quite inspiring. If spruce is such a fine wood; why not use it front and back? Just curious.
Always wondered that myself. I think it'd make a boring looking fiddle though.
One could try it. My gut feeling is that the resulting instrument would sound very dull and spongy.
The point of using the typical choice of maple is that it works as a harder chamber to reflect the sound back out of the front. It lends volume, brightness, and definition to the overall sound.
With an all spruce instrument, it would likely sound extremely dull, with a good deal of vibrations absorbed internally rather than amplified and reflected.
Spruce seems to have a Janka hardness of around 350, and maple is around 1450. Quite a difference. Poplar, another choice for sides and backs when a more mellow instrument is desired, seems to top out around 650. Still substantially harder than spruce.
@@BrianTimmonsTX I see, tonal output amounts to a juxtaposition of various wood densities, interesting stuff. Thanks
@@daveojanen1721 Pretty much, that’s the simple breakdown. Think of the body of a violin as a speaker cabinet. The top is the speaker cone that moves and creates the vibrations in the air that we perceive as sound. The sides and back are like the walls that resonate and reflect the sound created by the speaker cone, and direct all that energy forward towards the listener.
@@BrianTimmonsTX and yet, the only time I've seen it, it was an exceptional sounding instrument (a hardanger). So much of the accepted "law" turns out to be rubbish when tested. I'll try and find the link for you.