I just bought the wood for my new violin

April 7, 2007 at 2:30 PM

I just bought the "boards" for my new violin. Here is a picture

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Let me know if that won't load for you. I use to have a tool that would shorten those long addresses but I just replaced my 16 year old computer with a dual core screamer . Boy, does that feel good.

There is a pretty famous mandolin maker just two miles from me and other very good luthiers around. I will have to have them help me get the right tools, forms, etc. I also have to knotters to re-build on my New Holland 320 baler and 20 acres of grass/alfalfa hay to raise on my reduced water allotment for this drought affected season.

The violin will take a while to make. I am told not to touch the top or bottom until I have enough time to work on it each day. You have to use six inch calipers and track what you are doing with the curved top and bottom thicknesses and one hour a week don't cut it. I need to spend lots of time when I get started on these projects. I'm excited.

With our Quarter Horses, we always went into the show ring riding something we had broke and trained and put all the buttons on the horse. We laughed at the Doctor's kids and their fancy store bought horses that they didn't train. They usually blew apart in the show because they didn't "build" the horse. They didn't know where the buttons were.

I'm wondering is violin playing isn't the same thing. If you didn't build your own, something is missing.

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I just bought the wood for my new violin

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