🎥🎻Online violin making course: obrienguitars.com/courses/violin ⚒️ Some of the tools, strings and equipment I use: - Excel version: www.dropbox.com/s/c6n6zq7om6hqo9g/Tools.xlsx?dl=0 - Pdf: www.dropbox.com/s/5ua7zy0e3h2olm2/Tools.pdf?dl=0 Other media: ♦ www.lucasfabro.com ♦ Instagram: instagram.com/fabroviolins/ ♦ Facebook: facebook.com/fabroviolins/ns/
Hmm...what can I say but just practice 🙃 haha Actually for the finishing it’s better not to cut those huge stripes with the scraper, if not going slowly with almost no pressure and let the scraper do it’s job very patiently, will be almost removing something that will look like dust rather than “blocks of wood” instead
Hmm...what can I say but just practice 🙃 haha Actually for the finishing it’s better not to cut those huge stripes with the scraper, if not going slowly with almost no pressure and let the scraper do it’s job very patiently, will be almost removing something that will look like dust rather than “blocks of wood” instead
Haha, you're right :-P Currently I'm sharpening up to p3000, and I also once experimented with stropping on a flat piece of maple with polishing compound, but that got too fiddly, and although the result is certainly sharper, I'm afraid to round over the corners. I think my problem is in the burnishing. I know it's difficult to describe pressure and angle, but... How much do you use? ;-) And yes, pressure might be the main issue for me, I think I was pressing just a bit too much
That being said, I'm not unhappy with the result I got, actually. I got a bridge on and posted a photo of it on my new and sparkly instagram account which I'll plug everywhere from now on, so you can see a closeup of my finish here :-P instagram.com/p/B_ZsoZSjKyt/? I didn't polish it yet(letting the varnish harden for a few months, as my test pieces didn't look good polished), so bear with the plasticy look. I do want the grain lines in the spruce. But maybe a bit less just for my own pleasure, knowing that I have very sharp scrapers ;-)
Honestly, you have no idea how grateful I am that you still want to answer my questions and give good advice to an amateur. I bet some makers out there would cringe at the thought of players trying their hand at building instruments for themselves 😅
brian gallia Thanks for your message! The idea is to make all the edges where the string will touch round and smooth. That’s why I first cut, but then I work with other things such as files and micro mesh.
🎥🎻Online violin making course: obrienguitars.com/courses/violin
⚒️ Some of the tools, strings and equipment I use:
- Excel version: www.dropbox.com/s/c6n6zq7om6hqo9g/Tools.xlsx?dl=0
- Pdf: www.dropbox.com/s/5ua7zy0e3h2olm2/Tools.pdf?dl=0
Other media:
♦ www.lucasfabro.com
♦ Instagram: instagram.com/fabroviolins/
♦ Facebook: facebook.com/fabroviolins/ns/
Love your job lucas🎻🎻
Thanks! I’m glad you do 😁
Hi !
This is really amazing !
Regards,
Vijay
Carnatic Violin Player
India
Vijay Balaji thank you very much for your comment!
I’m glad you enjoy it :)
Hope you’re well!
This is so satisfying!
And believe me, it’s very satisfying to do it too!
I can't stop looking at that beautifully shiny top! What on earth do you use to sharpen those scrapers with? :-D
Hmm...what can I say but just practice 🙃 haha
Actually for the finishing it’s better not to cut those huge stripes with the scraper, if not going slowly with almost no pressure and let the scraper do it’s job very patiently, will be almost removing something that will look like dust rather than “blocks of wood” instead
Hmm...what can I say but just practice 🙃 haha
Actually for the finishing it’s better not to cut those huge stripes with the scraper, if not going slowly with almost no pressure and let the scraper do it’s job very patiently, will be almost removing something that will look like dust rather than “blocks of wood” instead
Haha, you're right :-P
Currently I'm sharpening up to p3000, and I also once experimented with stropping on a flat piece of maple with polishing compound, but that got too fiddly, and although the result is certainly sharper, I'm afraid to round over the corners. I think my problem is in the burnishing. I know it's difficult to describe pressure and angle, but... How much do you use? ;-)
And yes, pressure might be the main issue for me, I think I was pressing just a bit too much
That being said, I'm not unhappy with the result I got, actually. I got a bridge on and posted a photo of it on my new and sparkly instagram account which I'll plug everywhere from now on, so you can see a closeup of my finish here :-P
instagram.com/p/B_ZsoZSjKyt/?
I didn't polish it yet(letting the varnish harden for a few months, as my test pieces didn't look good polished), so bear with the plasticy look.
I do want the grain lines in the spruce. But maybe a bit less just for my own pleasure, knowing that I have very sharp scrapers ;-)
Honestly, you have no idea how grateful I am that you still want to answer my questions and give good advice to an amateur. I bet some makers out there would cringe at the thought of players trying their hand at building instruments for themselves 😅
How did the saddle get its name?
Why do you cut a notch out for the tailpiece?
brian gallia Thanks for your message!
The idea is to make all the edges where the string will touch round and smooth. That’s why I first cut, but then I work with other things such as files and micro mesh.