A while ago I bought a distressed Chinese violin from eBay and set about making a guitar. At first all went well. Successfully removed the violin neck etc. The new neck was another story. Everything that could go wrong did. So the violin was stuck in a corner of the workshop until spring this year.
This time all proceeded smoothly and I have finally finished!
Its tuned GDg and has mucho volume.
In retrospect I should have had a shorter neck and had the bridge at the lower end of the F holes. C'est la vie!.

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Comment by Jock MacHinery on July 13, 2018 at 9:29pm

Scale length is 630mm (just under 25")

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on July 13, 2018 at 11:08am

Jock - that's a really sweet build!  Inspiring!

Comment by BrianQ. on July 13, 2018 at 11:00am

She’s a beauty! What’s the scale length on ‘er?

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 13, 2018 at 10:08am

Beautiful fiddle guit! Elegant!

Comment by Andy Busch on July 13, 2018 at 3:29am

Nicely done!

Comment by Uncle John on July 13, 2018 at 1:57am

Yup, those are tricky to do.  I have one in the shop and not nearly as nice as yours.  Nice on the neck angle.  That long neck looks okay to good.  I think you are right on the bridge position, they are usually (I think) midpoint between the f holes.  But you got the mucho volume, so it must have been  meant to be. 

Comment by Jerry Jordan on July 12, 2018 at 10:10pm

Looks good.,,.i did one as well.,yours looks more refined.,,..,great job.,.,.!!

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