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Beaded varnish

February 12, 2016

← back buttons This ones here mostly for the varnish which is outside the bounds of conventional taste but is kinda cool in its own […]

Johannes Brucher

February 12, 2016

← back buttons The dual square pins are characteristic of this maker. I'm also interested in the straight scribe line following the plate edge line, […]

Stradivari, yer basic button

February 12, 2016

← back buttons The button normally falls on the center joint of the back, Often you will see pin prick at its center from the […]

Gragniani, One of my all time favorite buttons

February 11, 2016

← back buttons Boasts a bold button pin and an unusual ebony crown. In the previous examples. the legs of the crown splay outwards which […]

Off-center button with locating pin

February 11, 2016

← back buttons This button on a Ceruti has fairly normal proportions for a violin. The convention is for the button to be symmetrical about […]

Ebony crown

February 11, 2016

← back buttons When the violin gets a new neck, it's good to build up a worn button so that the new neck can have […]