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Now I need a model or template to create my version. Thankfully I accidentally stumbled upon a website called making the violin.com and it was a perfect guide to make professional quality violin. I should thank the team behind it in the first place. Thank you guys. There you can download templates of each and every components in its actual size.
Table of Contents
Violin ComponentsIf you are going to make a violin you must know each and every parts in detail. I will give you a short introduction to it. A violin has,
1. front plate
2. Back Plate
3. Finger board
4. Neck & Scroll
5. Pegs and peg box
6. Ribs & linings
7. Sound post & bass Bar
8. Tail piece
9. Bridge
10. Strings G, D, A, E
11. f Holes
12. Chin rest
13. Purfling
So, we are going to make a real violin. I’ve already given you an idea about the main parts of a violin. Measurements play a vital role in the successful completion of this project. I suggest you to visit makingtheviolin.com to download all the templates I’ve used. Here I will compare their instructions with. Actual project. Let’s get started.
Mould Marking and CuttingA mould is the first and most thing you’ve to create. You can use 12-18 mm plywood to make the mould. More stable the better. Cut the mould as shown in the picture.
Rib Making and FixingA rib structure is what hold both the plates together. After cutting the mould we’ve to cut 2 mm thick teak strips. The bend it using a bending iron and glue them to the corner and end blocks.
Glue the linings to both side of the ribs before fixing the plates to it. Linings provide strength to the rib and extra gluing surface when fixing front and back plates.
Front Plate Cutting and ShapingDownload the template and cut wood using gypsum and carve it in to required shape and thickness. Thickness chart is shown in the video.
f holes harder and it will be difficult to dismantle the violin if the need for a repair arises. But here I used Fevicol.
Neck and scroll gives violin a beautiful sight. Peg box is carved on the neck piece of the violin. Carefully carve peg box and make holes for the pegs.
You can buy a ready made fingerboard from a violin shop and glue it to the neck. Use clamps and let it fix perfectly.
Sound post is situated nearly below the treble foot of the violin. Nearly 2 mm apart. Like bass bar sound post also affects the tone of the violin.
After gluing the finger board and sound post sand the entire surfer using a very lower grit sand paper until it is smooth enough to varnish. Now carefully varnish the wood. Apply 3 coat varnish and give 24 hrs between each coats.
Connect pegs, tale piece, chin rest, strings and bridge in the correct position. Make grooves on the bridge and finger board end at the right position. These grooves will keep the strings at the right position all time.
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