Cigarbox Violin n°3 in progress

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Comment by Crimson Toad on May 14, 2012 at 4:46am

Very nice lookin build Elmer...I like it alot(can't stop lookin at it)

Comment by FretMonkey on May 11, 2012 at 12:09pm

amazing.

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on May 11, 2012 at 6:51am

Thorsten, the neck has a kinda nose to fit it into the edge of the box. Then I screw and wood glue them together. An upper screw is inclined to pull the neck tightly into the edge of the box. Two horizontal screws below pull the heel to the box. The fingerboard is then glued to the neck. I use cable ties and shift them towards the body to get a tight fit.

Comment by Jim Junksville Sharkey on May 11, 2012 at 6:27am

I like this alot, lovely bit of work. Would love to hear it when it's finished.

Comment by Thorsten Hinrichsen on May 11, 2012 at 5:55am

Elmar, how do you attach the neck to the body?

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on May 11, 2012 at 3:32am

Steve, the intention is to make series and to expose them in a cigar shop in the city center of Vienna, where the affluent banksters buy their fat cigars. Hope to sell them for some €€€ :-)

What about building your own? I could provide you with the neck template in pdf and hints how-to via e-mail. It's a quite new experience and a lot more time consuming, but interresting to learn about violin characteristics.

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on May 11, 2012 at 3:20am

Are you selling these Violins Elmar? ...can you make me a left-handed one? (-:

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on May 11, 2012 at 3:08am

thanks bros! The violin is pre-designed in AutoCad, the shaped lines and f-holes are burnt with a laser cutter. I'm happy to have access to such a tools... 

Comment by Thorsten Hinrichsen on May 11, 2012 at 1:54am

Elmar, very beautiful piece of art. The oak boards look fantastic.

Comment by Cigar Box Strings on May 10, 2012 at 9:47pm

Very, very cool. Great craftsmanship too!

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