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| Author: | ADK_Frank [ Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Stewmac violin kit? |
Anyone have any experience with it? Any special tools I might need? My sister wants a 4/4 violin and I thought this would be a great gift for her for xmas. The price is right fits my budget. I have 4 electrics from scratch builds under my belt. Plus many years of hobbiest woodworking experience and woodworking tool collecting. Thanks in advance. |
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| Author: | Mike Langford [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac violin kit? |
Hello Frank, I've put one together for a friend (gave it back to him in the white) and I'm working on a second one now.... Attachment: Fid1.jpg Attachment: Fid2.jpg Attachment: Fid3.jpg They are great (beginner) kits and come with some pretty good lookin' wood. It'll make a great gift....you'll have to buy a bow separately (not included in kit) If you've already built instruments and have woodworking experience then you should have no problems! You can go to Stew-Mac.com and download (PDF) the entire plans....in the plans it gives some recommended tools you may need. The only special tool I got was one of the small ibex planes....anything else I had from years of tool collecting too! Hope this helps and have fun!! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac violin kit? |
Very nice! |
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| Author: | ADK_Frank [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac violin kit? |
Thanks Mike looking to be a fun project then and another excuse to hibernate for a month in my workshop. |
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| Author: | JLT [ Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac violin kit? |
I've built one. In fact, I built it twice. After finishing it, I found I couldn't play it right-handed due to some wrist damage. So I took it apart, switched the soundpost and bass bar locations, and re-reamed the peg holes so as to switch them from one side to the other. Then I went in search of a teacher who was willing to teach left-handed violin. That was a whole 'nother story. But when I found one, she said that the tone from the violin was right up there with the better-sounding student models (between $500 and $1000). BTW, here's that whole 'nother story: http://jayeltee.blogspot.com/2018/08/ge ... iolin.html |
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