I recently set up a new workshop and in selecting the lighting I decided to try the new LED shop lights that my local hardware store was offering. I initially bought them thinking only about long term running and maintenance costs but found that they also offered other advantages. This got me thinking about other LED applications for violin makers, I’ve been playing around with LED strip or tape lights which can be cut or joined and come in a variety of wavelengths. Here are a few ideas
1. Violin shop LED worklights
These are pricier than the fluorescents but they give: brighter light, low running cost, great spectrum for varnish work, allegedly very long bulb life, NO IRRITATING HUM
2. UV LED light box for drying violin varnish
Covered in this earlier post
3. LED Lighting for violin photography
4. LED Violin inspection light
This is a little bonus, made from the some left over from the plastic encased LED strip from my kitchen lighting