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Interesting Violin Making Devices by Evan Smith

Posted in Violin Making on April 24, 2010 by goldenviolins

Plate Holding Jig On Upright Jig. My Violin Back Ready for Final Scraping.

Scraping

Top Glued on Garland Bass bar Installed.

Back Glued on Completing Box.

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First Day at Tucson Workshop

Posted in Interesting Items on April 24, 2010 by goldenviolins

Evan's Inventive Bass

World's Smallest Bass Player

Ed Campbell Trying Out a White Violin

Acoustical Puddy Being Applied.

Listening for Body Resonance.

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End of the Week Banquet

Posted in Violin Making on April 23, 2010 by goldenviolins

Beautiful Singer

Ed Campbell presenting me with a certificate.

After a great week of violin making I am playing my newest violin in the white with Evans great family.

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Continued Guitar Tuning

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2010 by goldenviolins

Evan is tap tuning a Martin D-28.

When he started this guitar was not enjoyable to play. It had a soft but tinny sound. After cutting down back struts and tuning the top struts the guitar is much impruved and a lot of fun to play.

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CHIMNEY’S VIOLIN MAKING WORKSHOP

Posted in Violin Making on April 18, 2010 by goldenviolins

I just arrived in Tucson to attend Ed Campbell’s violin making workshop.The first thing I did was to visit Evan Smith.

He showed me his new ideas about plate tuning and balancing, followed by bridge tuning and balancing of which I will get into more detail latter.But the real fun was playing his newly tuned guitar and I don’t mean the strings.

Hear are sme pictures of Evan tuning the braces inside the guitars body.