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This time is real, no more rehearsal
I’ve been away from the violin making for a while. Now I’m happy I’m back! A luthier in Tokyo advised me to go ahead with the real tonewood instead of practicing with the similar wood from the home center. So I’m doing it this time. I’m also practicing the orchestra music. It takes time since…
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Corner Block Curves
By applying the bent ribs on the corner blocks, it was clear that the cuts were inaccurate. So it had to be a start over. It’s a relief that I didn’t use the actual spruce tonewood but some scrap wood. I took another piece of white wood that I got from a home center. Even…
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Rib Bending Test
This first attempt on rib bending with the hot iron wasn’t bad, I guess. When I use a machine for first time, I often doubt if it explodes. That makes me nervous. The heat iron has to gain its temperature up to 220 degree Celsius that can’t burn even a piece of paper. But somewhat…
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Corner Blocks Practice
I will not use the actual tone wood yet. I am using the white wood I got from a local home center instead for practice. Indeed, I failed by over cutting the wood by gouge so this is my second attempt. It takes time as I anticipated at the beginning.
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The Mold Preparation
Finally, I am starting the production work! Start by taking the template from the previous article and cutting it out from the mold. First, I started by cutting and removing the parts that were fixed to the frame. They must have been cut using some kind of machinery. Considering transportation, it probably made sense not…
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