Building a teardrop-shaped fiddle from scratch:
Here's a site I found when I first became interested in building fiddles. I've had some correspondence with this guy and he's been very helpful and willing to provide tips and advice. He even sent me a very detailed step process for building:
http://www.carolinafiddle.com/
By the way, Diane, you do great work, When I become accomplished enough in my craftsmanship, I have plans and materials ready to build a few fiddles. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions when that day arrives.
Oh, I really like this design and collection of build photos. Very informative. Thanks, Dianne and (especially) Jim Varnum! We need a photo here.
<== Photo left: Jim Varnum's 'Appalachian Mountain Fiddle'
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-Rand.
Diane in Chicago said:
Building a teardrop-shaped fiddle from scratch:
Thanks, David. I don't build guitars at all anymore, perhaps I was just doing those to get to the fiddles!
I"ve played a Carolina fiddle - they are very pretty. I had trouble clipping the box, so the wider body takes some getting used to. I think he puts a pickup in standard now.
David Tutterrow said:
Here's a site I found when I first became interested in building fiddles. I've had some correspondence with this guy and he's been very helpful and willing to provide tips and advice. He even sent me a very detailed step process for building:
http://www.carolinafiddle.com/
By the way, Diane, you do great work, When I become accomplished enough in my craftsmanship, I have plans and materials ready to build a few fiddles. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions when that day arrives.
A video of a travel fiddle build, complete with carved pighead! Plus he plays it for you so you can see how good it sounds!
Hi Diane,
Is that a "pig head" or a "peg head"? I'm still Youtube blind in China, so I'll have to wait a few days to see it. My trip to the States starts tomorrow.
-Rand
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