hobogato Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 this violin belonged to my great grandfather, probably his mother, and possibly his grandmother. it was made in either czech or germany around 1852 and is a factory produced replica of a stradivarius. it was in horrible disrepair from poor storage and from being reassembled by someone who made a total mess of it. i had to completely disassemble it and strip off all the finish. i also had to fabricate some new bracing and buy a few new pieces of the ebony parts. i finally finished it today, and it is actually holding a tune and sounds pretty good. i also had to refinish and rehair the bow. here are some progress pics before during beginning assembly stained and finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Wow that looks like it was a lot of work. Great job restoring an heirloom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 that looks like fun ace. what made you decide against a candy red metal flake finish???? how does it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobogato Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 im a guitar and bass man myself, so i dont really know how to judge the sound. it does resonate a nice tone when you bow whole notes. it is much louder than any other acoustic instrument i have including the banjo. im gonna play around with it a little before i return it to my uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 That is very cool Ace. Your uncle will be very proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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