Building the Blonde Violin

 

01-the-kit.jpg
The original Stewart
MacDonald violin kit		 02-thinning-the-top.jpg
Thinning the top with
a scraper		 03-measuring-the-thickness.jpg
Measuring the thickness
at various places with the
gauge my dad made		 04-the-bass-bar.jpg
Fitting the bass bar,
a violin's only brace

 
05-thinning-the-back.jpg
Same routine with
the back

 

 06-sanding.jpg
Sanding

 

 07-purfling-installed.jpg
My dad installed the
purfling (black line edging)

 

 08-ready-to-close.jpg
Sanded, labeled, and
ready to close up

 
09-glue.jpg
Gluing it up

 

 10-clamps.jpg
Clamped up

 

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Finish sanding

 

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Inlaying the saddle
(protects the edge)

 
13-cleaned-up-scroll.jpg
The scroll, after
*hours* of clean up

 

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Hand cutting the
neck joint clot

 

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Gotta get the angle
just right

 

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Pretty good fit,

 
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"In the white",
done and ready to
add the lacquer

 

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My dad did all the
finish work

 

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Adjusting the fit on
the tuning peg holes

 

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My dad, fitting
the nut

 
20-stringing.jpg
Stringing it up!
Notice the upgraded
fingerboard and pegs,
(Thanks Dad!)

 

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Adjusting the action

 

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Tuning it up -
Geneva's a little bored

 

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The first notes

 
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All finished		 26-the-blonde-violin.jpg
The Blonde Violin

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