Neck purchased on Ebay on a box made with mahogany sides a redwood top and a maple back. I usually play guitar and banjo, now I'm trying fiddle. It's taken 2...

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Comment by Jim Morris on May 8, 2013 at 5:08pm

This one sold about a year ago but if I remember correctly the top is about 1/8" thick and I thinned it some more in the bridge area - about 2" below  and 4 or 5" above the bridge. I'm still sorry I sold this one it's hard to make a good sounding fiddle!

Comment by Diane in Chicago on May 8, 2013 at 4:52pm

Jim, how thick is the wood you used for the top?

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on April 18, 2012 at 11:38am

Very successful and really nice tone.

Comment by James on April 18, 2012 at 10:47am

man this is great , you playing great!!! nice build !!! i try  violin and i cant do any thing with it at all

Comment by Jim Morris on April 18, 2012 at 5:46am

Yup, I've got more fiddles to demonstrate on videos but need a better camera or something that won't give me those strange colors at the bottom. I'm workin' on it.

Comment by olds sleeper on April 18, 2012 at 1:20am

great job man....that sound is great!....nice playin too...

Comment by SlowHound on April 18, 2012 at 12:56am

Excellent!! Really nice old timey sound.

Comment by bemuzic on April 17, 2012 at 8:00pm

beautiful!!..both to look at and to hear : -)

Comment by Clock The Wolf on April 17, 2012 at 6:14pm

More fiddle videos!

Comment by Thomas Smith on April 17, 2012 at 5:57pm

I love this!

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