My soundholes are made by my belt sander. They provide bowing cutouts so you can reach the bass and treble strings without hitting the body. The fingerboard and bridge, pegs, all come from China. I painted the head scroll with oil paints in thin washes of yellow ochre, Venetian red and burnt umber.

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Comment by Dave Lynas on September 6, 2017 at 11:20pm
Thanks J.D. I'll be finding my rosin and sawing away for a sound track for a fiddling lumberjack I'm building. I've made several bowed fiddles, violas, cellos. They all sound very different.
Comment by J.D. on September 6, 2017 at 8:27am
Nice ,I would like to hear what it sounds like ,but nice craftsmanship!
Comment by Dave Lynas on April 25, 2015 at 4:36pm
Thanks uncle J. Sea saw squeak squak. Where,s that rosin?
Comment by Dave Lynas on April 25, 2015 at 4:32pm
I,ve been getting nice Chinese bows very cheaply on ebay Monteray. Under $10.
Comment by Monterey on April 25, 2015 at 12:01pm
Well that sure is something! Real classy! Are you making a bow?
Comment by Uncle John on April 25, 2015 at 8:20am

Ha ha, but good on the sound holes.  Very nice!

Comment by Dave Lynas on April 24, 2015 at 10:09am
ThanksGeorge, don,t look too close.
Comment by Dave Lynas on April 24, 2015 at 10:07am
Thanks Gary. Just fiddling around. bowtox notwithstanding.
Comment by George McLeod on April 24, 2015 at 9:55am

Dave, that is excellent craftsmanship!  Well done.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on April 24, 2015 at 7:41am

Now how danged cool is this one, Dave!  That's just flat-out brilliant!

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