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Hopf repair progress report March 2015 Go back a few posts to see how this violin looked at the start

Fingerboard Planing February 2015 [one_half] Here's a shot of a fingerboard after an initial go over with the plane. You can now clearly see all wear caused by the violin player's fingers! Players who use their instruments a lot eventually create such deep

  Fiddola varnishing in progress March 2015

Hopf Violin Repair February 2015   I have the pleasure of bringing a beautiful old violin back to life this month. It has survived many challenges in its long life. Unfortunately at one point it was incorrectly repaired so I have to undo

Huberman Strad Fiddola January 2015   I've been trying to catch up with orders for Fiddolas. I'm almost complete my Huberman inspired Fiddola. It's still completing drying and needs more antiquing, but here are some in progress glimpses of it on the workbench.