Woltz's Violin/Fiddle Build

[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.

[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.

[Woltz]

Ribs trimmed back.



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[impala59]

This is indeed inspiring! Makes my work look like logs 🪵 there are some fine craftsmen on this site

[Woltz]

I've been a bit slow getting things done over the last few weeks but here is an update.

The mortices for the linings in the C bouts have been cut.



The linings are almost ready to be glued in, they just need to be planed down to the correct thickness first. I also reduced the Belly and Back down to the correct thickness and cut out the rough outline. Next step is to file the edges down to my pencil line and then I can start on the carving.

[DarkMark]

Coming along nicely, Woltz. What are the timber’s you are using for the body and where did you get them from? Enjoying this thread.

[Woltz]

Coming along nicely, Woltz. What are the timber’s you are using for the body and where did you get them from? Enjoying this thread.

Here is the list for the whole instrument.

Belly - Douglas Fir/Oregon Pine (Thors Timber, it was a reclaimed piece)
Back and Ribs - Southern Silky Oak (From a tree a work colleague cut down a couple of years ago)
Linings - Spruce (From a mate who is also building a violin right now)
Corner Blocks - Douglas Fir/Oregon Pine
Neck - Rock Maple (Monaro Timber)
Fingerboard - Ebony (Simply for Strings)
Pegs - Ebony (Simply for Strings)
Nut - Ebony (Simply for Strings)
Saddle - Ebony (Simply for Strings)
Endpin - Ebony (Simply for Strings)
Bridge - Maple (Simply for Strings)

I haven't made the sound post or bass bar yet so I haven't decided what I'll use for those, probably Spruce or Douglas Fir.

[Woltz]

First set of linings glued.

[McCreed]

This may be a most ridiculous question but, how come the close pegs are used upside down?