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Violin being cleaned & retouched, before and after shots Violin Repair, Old Violin, Violin Shop, Violin Makers, Clean Wood, Beautiful Character, Cellos, Stringed Instruments, String Instruments

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Old violin cleaning before and after

We offer a full cleaning service for violins, violas and cellos. This process is very carefully done, assessing the varnish and preserving the original beauty of the instrument.

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On this photo we have let a sound post "shine through" in order to make clear how the sound post feelers are inserted. Some sturdy cardboard will work fine for this. This can be important once the right position on your instrument has been found and you want to mark it to keep this in mind. One of the fundamental rules of sound post positioning: The sound post should never lie beyond the bridge foot pointing toward the f-hole discant It should never be closer than half the length of a bridge f Violin Repair, Violin Bridge, Violin Making, Violin Makers, Never Lie, Violin Strings, A Bridge, The Bridge, The Sound

Violin repair graphically described, adjusting the soundpost - Welcome to Geigenbau online, the web-based violin making experience clearly explained:

Geigenbau Online: Violin repair graphically described, adjusting the sound post

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Finding the Beauty in Violin Repairs | Strings Magazine Violin Repair, Luthier Workshop, Violin Making, Violin Family, Instrument Craft, Violin Instrument, Violin Strings, Folk Instruments, Double Bass

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Finding the Beauty in Violin Repairs | Strings Magazine

Behind the scenes: Repairing violins can be more than restoring function to a damaged fiddle, it can be art By Andrew Carruthers You never know what you’ll find opening up an old stringed instrumen…

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Is This Violin Worth Repairing?

Want to know if a violin is worth the trouble to repair? Learn about how to assess its worth, things that don't matter and things that can be fixed.

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The Strad-Article on crack repair of violins

In this article published in The Strad Nov 2001 Andreas Hudelmayer explains in details a method for crack repair in violins, violas and cellos. crack clamps

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Russell Hopper Violin Maker: Ben's Beautiful Violin Bridges Violin Repair, Beautiful Violin, Stradivarius Violin, Violin Bridge, Violin Family, Violin Shop, Violin Makers, Violin Instrument, Violin Design

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Ben's Beautiful Violin Bridges

Ben Conover, a violin maker in west County Cork, Ireland, does a wonderful job of carving bridges. Along with the soundpost, the bridge maybe the most important component to getting the best sound from a violin. It takes a great skill, intuition and patience to bring all the elements together to make the most of a violin's sound. I wonder how many violins are dismissed by a player simply because it was poorly set up and adjusted. Here is a slide show on Flickr of Ben's beautiful bridge work…

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Repair that old instrument or get a new one?

So what to do? You have a broken instrument. It seems logical to just get it repaired right? Not necessarily. Many times, the repairs ...

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Bridge Shaping for full size violins - pics

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Restoring a Fine Violin: What to Expect

How violinmakers and luthiers restore and perform restorations on fine violins, violas and cellos in violinmaking

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Bridge Placement Although the notches in the f-holes can be a good general suggestion for bridge placement, they aren't always the best location on every instrument. Determining a more accurate and often better sounding placement is achieved by determining the MENSUR. The MENSUR is a ratio of neck length to partial body length to determine bridge location. Use the following instructions to determine the MENSUR of a violin/viola: 1. Measurement 1: Measure the distance from the end of the nut Instruments Diy, Violin Repair, Violin Scroll, Violin Bridge, Violin Teaching, Violin Making, Instrument Art, Music Violin, Violin Instrument

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Bridge Placement Although the notches in the f-holes can be a good general suggestion for bridge placement, they aren't always the best location on every instrument. Determining a more accurate and often better sounding placement is achieved by determining the MENSUR. The MENSUR is a ratio of neck length to partial body length to determine bridge location. Use the following instructions to determine the MENSUR of a violin/viola: 1. Measurement 1: Measure the distance from the end of the…

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