Workbench

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.

Strad Model Violin Ribs December 2014 Bending ribs on a Strad model violin. Willow blocks and lightly flamed European maple. C-bout ribs bent Rib structure bent and glued- ready for trimming

German Fiddola Receiving New Neck November 2014   I've had this old student viola kicking around for years. It has very wide set f-holes, and originally had a screwed on neck with a very narrow fingerboard. Perhaps it was a child's viola- it

Stradivari "Huberman" 1713 Northern Sun copy October 2014   I've been having fun copying the 1713 "Huberman" Strad. The real Huberman Strad is currently played by Joshua Bell. This was a fun little side project a part from my making "from scratch". I

Viol Bow Rehair September 2014 I've been busy lately with lots of regular ol' rehairs, but recently a viol bow came across my workbench.  Modern bows (the kind pretty much everyone uses, if you're not sure what kind of bow you use,

The Red Violin (1/4 size) July 2014 I had the pleasure of setting up this gem from long ago. It is labeled "A La Ville de Padoue, Nicolas DUCHENE". It's from the Thibouville-Lamy shop in France from many, many decades ago. It