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Author:  martintaylor [ Thu May 11, 2017 9:58 am ]
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So, what to do when you want to practice some carving skills? Make a violin of course. Engelmann Spruce top, Euro maple back, sides and neck, ebony the rest.

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Author:  Alex Kleon [ Thu May 11, 2017 10:49 am ]
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Beautiful! Is this your first violin, Martin?

Alex

Author:  meddlingfool [ Thu May 11, 2017 10:50 am ]
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Nice!

Author:  SteveSmith [ Thu May 11, 2017 11:08 am ]
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Gorgeous!

Author:  Quine [ Thu May 11, 2017 11:14 am ]
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That's what you call practicing your carving? Wow

Author:  edstrummer [ Thu May 11, 2017 12:14 pm ]
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Awesome !!

Author:  Colin North [ Thu May 11, 2017 1:05 pm ]
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Nice instrument, looks very neat work!

Author:  Bryan Bear [ Thu May 11, 2017 1:10 pm ]
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Looks like you are done "practicing" to me! Well done.

Author:  quentinjazz [ Thu May 11, 2017 2:06 pm ]
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Congrats, it must be a very nice thing to build!
How many time did you take for making this violin?

Author:  martintaylor [ Thu May 11, 2017 3:08 pm ]
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Alex Kleon wrote:
Is this your first violin, Martin?


Hi Alex, yes, first one.


quentinjazz wrote:
How many time did you take for making this violin?


The process took about the same time as a guitar.

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