A recent phone call from the respected archtop guitar maker Dan Koentopp reminded me that his work should be interesting to violin makers as well as guitarists. Danny worked in our shop for several years to gain an understanding of arch-topped instruments, then went out on his own. making beautiful guitars. As a result of his experience here you’ll see a lot of violin influence in his archtops, including the straight-from-cello f-holes, and his unique violin-inspired bridges, like the one in the photo below taken from his web site.
That’s him on the left in the lead picture above, and me on the right.
A recent phone call from the respected archtop guitar maker Dan Koentopp reminded me that his work should be interesting to violin makers as well as guitarists. A recent phone call from the respected archtop guitar maker Dan Koentopp reminded me that his work should be interesting to violin makers as well as guitarists. 
There are dozens of videos at YouTube of people playing his guitars. To find out more about Danny and his instruments, visit http://koentoppguitars.com and search for him on Youtube, or do a Google search for videos.