My Observations (Large and Small) About Violin Making and Restoration
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Studs Gone Wild!
Twisty
Wood Aging
Dragon’s Blood
Supposedly, dragon’s blood resin is the result of a fight to the death between a dragon and an elephant. The elephant has wrapped his trunk around the dragon, the dragon entangles himself with the elephant, they fall and crush each other, and both die. Violin makers have a fondness for dragon’s blood resin as a colorant. It’s a striking red-to-orange…
F-Hole Placement
Pictured is a diagram for the placement of f-holes on a Cremonese violin model.
Cremonese Varnish Texture
Here are two examples of Cremonese varnish texture. The featured image above is an Andrea Guarneri viola detail. The “Messiah” image below is courtesy of Claudio Rampini. The Messiah Stradivari: Detail