Winter 2024

In between other jobs work on my latest violin has progressed bit by bit. The most determining aspects for the sound - arching and thicknessing of the front and back - have been done. I'm curious to see what it sounds like, but it's still quite a long way off. It still needs a bassbar, and all the parts need to be put together and then varnished.
Here you see the front being thicknessed.

The back has also been thicknessed, and glued to the ribs:

And the bass bar is glued to the front. The front is clamped to a frame, to make sure it doesn't accidentally move when you fit the bar to its internal shape and you get a reliable fit. Three tower studs make sure the bar gets fitted in the right location, and that it doesn't lean over at a funny angle.