* Montecristo cigarbox * handmilled tempered pear fingerboard * old wormy pear neck from my hood * scarved snail * oak nut * plum bridge * 008 guitar strings * brass covered cutaways
Today n°3 and n°4 were played by a opera violinist. She liked the charming sound and its overtones, the sound would fit folk and old baroque musik as well. Sophisticated music from the high classic wouldn't be that fine, because the handling is a bit limitted compared to master builds (she showed me one built in Naples, Italy, by one of the Gagliano fellas in 1782..)
No3 is load and has a sharp sound (oak fingerboard?), while this one n°4 is more modest and smooth sounding (plum bridge & lighter bracing). Nice to tinker and to see what comes out :-)

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Comment by J.D. on May 5, 2016 at 4:52am
Nice!!
Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on November 23, 2012 at 5:45am

nice one Randy.. I didn't make side cutouts for two reasons: I wasn't sure whether it would bear the load and I thought it wouldn't reduce the inner sound volume.

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on November 23, 2012 at 2:13am

have you tried side cut- aways yet, they worked out great on this old build i didBowed Dulci / Cello

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on November 23, 2012 at 2:05am

Looks great Elmar

Comment by the anonymous pick on November 23, 2012 at 1:49am

sweet !  .

Comment by JP Swenson on November 23, 2012 at 1:29am

Gorgeous work man!   Love the headstock and the brass inserts. The violin outline is nice touch!

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on May 27, 2012 at 10:42am

thanks for your comments, hope to get a soundsample soon.. tomorrow I meet a violinist.. let's see if she agrees to make vid

Comment by Bluesheart on May 25, 2012 at 10:36am

You come up with the coolest stuff! Awesome job!

Comment by Elmar Zeilhofer on May 25, 2012 at 10:21am

yes, I am member at a hackerspace which has a laser-cutter in the workshop. The bridge needs 1.5minutes and it's cut. Cool tool indeed :-)

Comment by JUJU on May 25, 2012 at 10:11am

man these Violins you keep making are looking fine - are the violin outlines made with the laser ?

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