Modified Strad model violin, 2019
Materials:
Back: Baltic Maple
Top: Italian Spruce
Neck: Baltic Maple
Finish:
Antiqued oil varnish
Dimensions:
Body length: 356
Bouts: 169, 113, 209
Ribs:30 at top block, 31.5 at lower block
String length: 328
Stop: 194
Notes:
I was trying for a dark and rich sounding violin. To increase the air volume I took the outline for the Titian Strad (1715), added a few millimeters to the length, plumped up the lower bouts and used a fat arch in the C-bouts. I left the upper bouts slight for easy playing access.
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