Category: Tools and Jigs
Violin plate locating pins – An attractive anachronism
October 16, 2020
A nice feature of classic period Cremonese instruments are the locating pins found on or near the center line of the back close to the […]
Lego Mini Bench
September 10, 2020
This little bench-raiser is great for your back - and good for your eyes! I recently heard from my Colleague Noémie Viaud about an adjustable […]
Occam’s Jig, Take Two
January 20, 2019
Incredibly Occam's scroll holding jig just got simpler, now it's no more than a bench hook with a hole in it! The new version is an […]
The New Years Files.
January 10, 2019
Here's a quick shout about Nicholson flat files. I buy two new files at the beginning of the year at a total cost of about […]
Freestyle violin making and the Cadenza Violin
July 9, 2018
Searching for the spirit of early craftsmanship. For many years I have been looking for ways to emulate the spirit of the craftsmanship that I […]
Violin lining clamps, C74’s, and putting the squeeze on the movie studios
June 24, 2018
"Ah , I see you use C74's!" declared my brother, the movie-lighting engineer. He had just spotted my viola with the freshly glued linings clamped […]