Woltz's Violin/Fiddle Build

[Woltz]

First two ribs glued





And some pictures of my cheaper glue pot setup so I don't have to buy the ridiculously expensive glue pot from Stew Mac.





I'm using the Behlen Hide Glue.

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[McCreed]

It may not be pretty, but I’m sure it works just fine.
Necessity, Mother of invention etc etc. Love it!

[Fretworn]

I look at what you are doing and I’m in awe. I would never even attempt something like this.

[Woltz]

Other ribs glued.





Next step is to reduce the height of the ribs a bit and clean up the overhang at the corner blocks.

Then I will start work on the Belly and Back.

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[Simon Barden]

Very nice work, sir.

[McCreed]

Very cool Woltz.
I guess I could just wait and watch but, how does the neck get fixed?
Is there some kind of centre block that gets put in at the neck end?

[Simon Barden]

I guess I could just wait and watch but, how does the neck get fixed?
Is there some kind of centre block that gets put in at the neck end?

The block you see is all there is, nothing extra. As Woltz says, there's a dovetail insert in the block that needs to be made to fix the neck into, but that's it.

[FrankenWashie]

Wonderful work Woltz, very meticulous.

[dozymuppet]

So cool. Not sure I'd ever attempt a violin, but it definitely provides some inspiration seeing a project like this take shape.

[Woltz]

It may not be pretty, but I’m sure it works just fine.
Necessity, Mother of invention etc etc. Love it!

Yep, honestly sometimes jigs or things like this you put together at home work better than something off the shelf because you make it exactly as you need it to be.

I look at what you are doing and I’m in awe. I would never even attempt something like this.

Haha this is a huge learning curve for me but I'm enjoying learning about the process.

Very nice work, sir.

Cheers Simon.

Very cool Woltz.
I guess I could just wait and watch but, how does the neck get fixed?
Is there some kind of centre block that gets put in at the neck end?

The neck is a glued dovetail joint. I have to carve it out of the body in a future step.

Wonderful work Woltz, very meticulous.

Thanks mate, I'm just trying to take it slowly and methodically because I've paid the price of not being patient already with the guitar building haha.

So cool. Not sure I'd ever attempt a violin, but it definitely provides some inspiration seeing a project like this take shape.

Thanks mate. I think this will give me a solid foundation to do an Acoustic Guitar and a Hollow Body Electric in the future.