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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on March 18, 2012 at 8:33am

One of the problems with a standard pre-carved fiddle neck for a cbv is that heel block.  You have to do some work to take it down to the size you need and the angle you need.  I used   dowel running from the neck to the tail for extra strength -- I don't think a cigar box can take the stress.

I think all pre-carved ones are pretty much the same in the budget category.  There are fancier ones, but not sure that would warrant the expense.  You can shop here:  https://www.internationalviolin.com/SearchByKeyword.aspx?word=neck for example.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund on March 18, 2012 at 10:16am

Thanks for the link Dian in Chicago. Lot of interesting stuff there.

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