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Controlled Randomness and the search for a good, honest violin finish.
Antiquing. Why it is attractive, and what’s wrong with it. I normally antique my instruments and I do it for two main reasons: for visual...
Violinabox. A group-made violin, built in ten different locations across the globe from non-traditional local materials.
The concept of the project is covered more fully in a previous post. This post follows the violin’s progress through the hands of 10 violinmakers...
Violinabox. 10 violinmakers in 9 countries make 1 violin
Violinmakers often like to collaborate on making instruments. Its a great way to learn from each other and has been major feature of the annual...
Making Waves Part 2: The Ripple cello
Having run through the process once with the Ripple Fiddle I was ready to tackle the cello, starting with a review of the “prototype”. I...
Making Waves, Part 1: The Ripple Fiddle
Bay area cellist, composer, and songwriter, Mia Pixley, was interested in the Off Beat Fiddles. In her performances Mia makes a lot of use of...
Tabolin – Part 3, Sound Test
The Tabolin was strung up and played with different configurations of weights on the velum panels. Results With no weights The Tabolin is responsive, balanced...