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The Turing Fiddle
I made this fiddle as the first of a series to explore the sources of variety that we see in violins. I’m also thinking about...
The Spice of Life. Variety, Violins and the Digital Age
This post is about variety in violins, why it is important, where it come from, and how it has been influenced by mechanization. I will...
Cutting Wood for Violin and Cello Tops
Last month I had the opportunity to fill a gap in my luthier’s education. Even during the Redwood Violin project where I made a violin...
Mexico. A short trip with a violin in a box
As part of the Violinabox project I carried the violin down to Mexico. The first stop was to visit Damian Stoppani, one of the most...
Guessing the Sound Quality of Violins from their Appearance
This was a spin off from the Freestyle Violin project. These tests took place at the Oberlin Violinmakers Workshop in 2023. Many of the violinmakers...
Freestyle Fiddles. Part 2: Measurement Checks
In a previous post about the Freestyle Violin Project I documented how two violins, a “dark” sounding one and a “bright” sounding one , were...