NEWS and BLOG We Made the Cover of Strings!April 24, 2021Media, News, The Redwood Violin, ViolinThis is so gratifying! Thanks to every one who has been involved, this is far from a solo effort. You can get a digital version...The Redwood ViolinApril 24, 2021Instruments, Materials, The Redwood Violin, Videos, Violin, Violin MakingOn January 1st this year I effectively quit my violinmaking day job and devoted myself fulltime to the Redwood Violin Project. The idea was to...Cellular Fiddles – Part 3. Finished and ComparedFebruary 16, 2021Instruments, Off-Beat ViolinsCarving the plates Carving the plates for the X and O fiddles was fairly straight forward. The basic design of the plates is “strong in...Violin plate locating pins – An attractive anachronismOctober 16, 2020Tools and Jigs, Violin MakingA nice feature of classic period Cremonese instruments are the locating pins found on or near the center line of the back close to the...Turtle fiddle sound comparisonOctober 14, 2020Instruments, Off-Beat Violins, Videos, Viola, ViolinWhen I presented the first two unusual fiddles on social media people naturally wanted to know how they sound. Here they are compared to two...Interview with Laurie Niles of violinist.comOctober 4, 2020Media, News, Off-Beat Violins Longtime violin-maker Andrew Carruthers has struck on an idea: that perhaps new violins can be inspired by something other than old violins. Not that the San Francisco... 123…1718Next Search Posts Search for: Browse by Category Ideas and inspirations Instruments Cello Guitar Off-Beat Violins Other Instruments Viola Violin Media News Events Fun Trips Sales and Marketing The Redwood Violin Violinabox Uncategorized Videos Violin Business Violin Makers Violin Making Materials Repair & Restoration Tools and Jigs Varnish & Finishing Browse by date Browse by date Select Month March 2023 November 2022 September 2022 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 February 2021 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 April 2020 December 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 March 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 July 2017 May 2017 April 2017 February 2017 December 2016 November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 November 2014 October 2014 June 2014 May 2014 March 2014 February 2014 June 2013 September 2012 June 2012 December 2011 November 2011 September 2011
We Made the Cover of Strings!April 24, 2021Media, News, The Redwood Violin, ViolinThis is so gratifying! Thanks to every one who has been involved, this is far from a solo effort. You can get a digital version...
The Redwood ViolinApril 24, 2021Instruments, Materials, The Redwood Violin, Videos, Violin, Violin MakingOn January 1st this year I effectively quit my violinmaking day job and devoted myself fulltime to the Redwood Violin Project. The idea was to...
Cellular Fiddles – Part 3. Finished and ComparedFebruary 16, 2021Instruments, Off-Beat ViolinsCarving the plates Carving the plates for the X and O fiddles was fairly straight forward. The basic design of the plates is “strong in...
Violin plate locating pins – An attractive anachronismOctober 16, 2020Tools and Jigs, Violin MakingA nice feature of classic period Cremonese instruments are the locating pins found on or near the center line of the back close to the...
Turtle fiddle sound comparisonOctober 14, 2020Instruments, Off-Beat Violins, Videos, Viola, ViolinWhen I presented the first two unusual fiddles on social media people naturally wanted to know how they sound. Here they are compared to two...
Interview with Laurie Niles of violinist.comOctober 4, 2020Media, News, Off-Beat Violins Longtime violin-maker Andrew Carruthers has struck on an idea: that perhaps new violins can be inspired by something other than old violins. Not that the San Francisco...