Photo of the violin body next to a partially carved violin neck. The carving of the scroll is about to begin.
This is where I left off last night.
08.02.2025 13:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@jeffchumley.bsky.social
Old time clawhammer banjo, fiddle and guitar player Instrument maker
Photo of the violin body next to a partially carved violin neck. The carving of the scroll is about to begin.
This is where I left off last night.
08.02.2025 13:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Fiddle #2 is starting to look like an instrument.
08.02.2025 00:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Close up of the front of the violin I am making showing the f-holes
The top has holes in it now.
28.01.2025 02:13 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Continuing with fiddle build #2 which is based on the Stradivari "Dancla" violin using the Strad Magazine poster but enlarged. The top is graduated, the f-holes are drawn on. The next step is to leave it sitting for a day or so while I eyeball it every time I pass by comparing it to the poster.
25.01.2025 15:12 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0For my first Bluesky post I guess I'll share a few pics of what I'm currently working on in my shop.
23.01.2025 01:47 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0