Winter 2021-2022 - Hugh Woodney part 2
Over time this winter every now and then I've done a bit more work on the 'H Woodney' stamped violin from my friend the violin enthusiast. (See 'Autmn 2021'). It is now with it's owner again. He is still interested in finding out more about H Woodney. If you have come across other violins with an 'H Woodney' stamp, do get in touch. It would be interesting to compare them. You can read more information about my friend's H Woodney here.
After the cracks in the back were glued I moved on to replacing the old neck graft, which was coming apart. On the treble side a little piece of wood was missing by the G peg hole. I tried to use a bit of the old neck to replace it, as it looked not too bright and new but had a bit of age to it. Though probably not as old as the original scroll. This is a fairly cosmetic issue. A more structural issue is that it seemed like some of the length of the pegbox had disappeared below the G peg, or that the nut had been fitted higher up the scroll, maybe to get the desired neck length. With the new neckgraft the nut can move down again and pegbox walls 'made a little longer'. In this case we do have to follow the wear to the side of the treble pegbox wall however. You can see it in the before and after pictures on the bottom of this page. The G peg looks like it is higher in the 'after' picture, but it is more or less in the same place. It just has some extra space below. The nut is sitting with the joint to the fingerboard above the heel.
After the cracks in the back were glued I moved on to replacing the old neck graft, which was coming apart. On the treble side a little piece of wood was missing by the G peg hole. I tried to use a bit of the old neck to replace it, as it looked not too bright and new but had a bit of age to it. Though probably not as old as the original scroll. This is a fairly cosmetic issue. A more structural issue is that it seemed like some of the length of the pegbox had disappeared below the G peg, or that the nut had been fitted higher up the scroll, maybe to get the desired neck length. With the new neckgraft the nut can move down again and pegbox walls 'made a little longer'. In this case we do have to follow the wear to the side of the treble pegbox wall however. You can see it in the before and after pictures on the bottom of this page. The G peg looks like it is higher in the 'after' picture, but it is more or less in the same place. It just has some extra space below. The nut is sitting with the joint to the fingerboard above the heel.
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