#lutherie

[luthiest]

10.28.23

soooooo i participated in my first violin making competition this week w my first instrument !! 10/10, met a lot of really lovely people, got to explore poznan a bit, had some helpful feedback on my instrument, and i came away w a couple awards for best score in acoustic quality 🥳🥳 (none for the workmanship but i’ll get there one day lolol)

the last two weeks have been pretty inspiring—low key excited to get back to school and do work? who would’ve thought

🎧 : need 2 - pinegrove

[vitaspanata]

Voglio costruire una solid body #67

Verniciatura completata! Abbiamo usato la poliuretanica della SAYERLACK per via della robustezza e nel contempo scoperto che il mondo delle vernici e della verniciatura sono parecchio complicati e puzzolenti.

Abbiamo anche aggiunto le schermature in rame per le cavità dei pickup e dei potenzionetri.

[hildegard-von-bingen]

Like most technological breakthroughs, today's instrument is an evolutionary product. So far as we know, there were no violins in 1500. A century later, there were several types and probably thousands of specimens north and south of the Alps, and from England to Poland. A marvel of craftsmanship and acoustical engineering, the violin produced more sound than any stringed instrument to date. Almost immediately, composers, players and collectors liked what they heard and saw. Italian and non-Italian makers proliferated.

The conjunction of supply and demand led to the modern orchestra and chamber ensemble, and from there to the subscription concert, the living-room quartet and the middle-class conviction that nice children take violin lessons. By the mid-19th century, French and German makers turned out hundreds of thousands of instruments yearly. A generation later, exports from Markneukirchen, a Saxon town of 9,000, justified an American consulate there. By the early 20th century, Sears, Roebuck marketed mail-order violins, complete with bow, rosin and user's manual, at $13.95 and down.

Over the same period, a consensus emerged among the dealers, superstars and collectors who set the tone and prices at the upper end of the market. First, violins made before 1800 were more equal than those made afterward. Second, Italian violins were more equal than others. Third, violins made in Cremona were more equal than other Italian violins. Fourth, violins by Stradivari and Guarneri were the most equal of all. That consensus has prevailed almost unchallenged ever since.

How the Cremonese patriarchs might view today's market is, again, anyone's guess. As independent craftsmen, they sold to a largely local clientele, invested in real estate and worked hard to provide for their numerous heirs. Stradivari, an exception, was famous in his lifetime. Guarneri was hardly known beyond the city limits. His death in 1744, seven years after Stradivari's, effectively marks the end of classical Cremonese violin-making. Then, some half-century later, the superstar violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti did for Strads, and the legendary Nicolò Paganini did for Guarneris, what Michael Jordan would do for Nike.

When the Italian economy sagged, the French and British rich took to Italian violins as they took to classical statues, Dutch paintings and Persian rugs. In the 1880's, W. E. Hill followed the carriage trade to New Bond Street, London's most fashionable retail district. Over the next half-century, his sons Alfred, Arthur and William turned a respected family business into the Ritz of violin shops.

The Hills not only bought, sold, appraised and hunted down Old Masters but also created a lucrative sideline in repairing and restoring them. They manufactured instruments for the family trade as well as accessories, including rosin, strings and virtually indestructible cases. They commissioned and published the first standard monographs on the bellwether makers. Their clientele included concert performers, doctors, lawyers, professors, stockbrokers, clergymen, diplomats, military officers and, occasionally, members of the royal family. Inquiries and orders poured in from around the world.

As money and power moved, the market followed. By the end of the 19th century, it extended to Germany and the United States. After World War II and a generation of American hegemony, it again struck roots in Europe, then Japan and South Korea. With the collapse of the postwar dollar in the early 70's, demand for perhaps 5,000 to 7,000 credibly certified old Italian instruments went global.

Market standards range from ''decent, honest and fair'' to ''outrageous,'' according to the owner of one high-profile instrument, with years of experience in both violins and Wall Street. But they have rarely been called transparent. Prerequisites for the trade include a passion for the product, a data bank memory, the patience of a Zen master and the nerves of a riverboat gambler. Good connections, a good location, a generous credit line and an open-ended tolerance for air travel are standard operating equipment. A first-rate repair shop and an effective sales staff are essential, too.

Still, the endgame is in sight, says Robert Bein, a co-owner of the Chicago-based Bein & Fushi, one of the world's major firms. With even the biggest private collectors, let alone performers, finding it hard to keep up, the great Italian fiddles seem destined for public or institutional ownership, like the great Italian paintings before them. In the 1960's, a dozen or so shops dealt regularly in old Italian violins. Since then, the costs of doing business -- inventory, rent, staff, insurance and credit and legal fees as well as rarely acknowledged commissions to teachers and assorted middlemen -- have reduced their number to four or five.

[nonuzego]

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[mcnutcase]

Today's sawdust report: sanded the body down to 320 grit, slapped grain filler on it. Gonna buzz that down smooth later on, and I'm getting close to spray time.

[beattopia]

Nothing like a nice mahogany neck to brighten up the day. #mahogany #guitarnecks #bespoke #guitars #guitarmaking #woodwork #art #lutherie (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtqkPySd0P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tfidgen]

Introducing “Lucky”, appropriately named as it’s a seven string guitar! Reclaimed Western Red Cedar top with Pau Ferro ( Libidibia ferrea ) back and sides. It’s a 650 mm scale with ebony fingerboard and bindings. The neck is 60 mm wide at the nut and 70 mm at the 12th fret and made from Spanish cedar. The tuners were made by Thomas Rubner GmbH and of course it has a 21 hole bridge !?! LOL. It’s my first lattice braced guitar and I’m extremely pleased with how this one turned out. I’ll post some sounds clips when I can. Cheers- #theunpluggedwoodshop #sevenstringguitar #sevenstring #sevenstringclassicalguitar #7stringguitar #7string #latticebracing #customguitar #nylonstringguitar #sinkercedar #pauferro #lutherie #luthier #madebyhand #unpluggedluthier #rubnertuners #handtoolsonly #spanishguitar #torontoguitarmaker #torontoguitar #leslieville #gerrardstreeteast #unplugged (at The Unplugged Woodshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMVA59JQl_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lesbianvampireenthusiast]

I love this stage of a project — it looks aesthetic but I'm just a messy bitch with the foresight to buy vaguely cohesive looking tools.

[yarnnerd]

Adventures in lutherie part 2: Making a peg box, carving a close-to-screen-accurate rose, staining, and making a new soundboard. For some reason (the wood’s preferred warp direction) I had to re-cut the top upside down to get it to fit correctly. Not pictured: a whole lot of sawing, sanding, dremeling, sanding, chiseling, sanding, and Googling. Also, I know it’s more correct to carve the rose from a thin area of the top, but the top will be stained and the rose won’t so this works better.

[illicitlimerence]

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[luthiest]

09.20.23

here is my messy, messy bench 😵🫢 anyways, happy almost fall !! getting startlingly close to balaclava season >:))

🎧 : the ghost of you - my chemical romance

[vitaspanata]

Voglio costruire una solid body #62

Cioè, mi tocca ancora togliere del nero perchè il capo vuole il margine più sottile... vacca boia.

Nel box fa un freddo cane.

[sacrilegious-designs]

🎻✨ Découvrez les Secrets des Cordes de Violon ! ✨🎻 Plongez dans l'univers fascinant des cordes pour violon avec notre dernier article. De l'histoire captivante des cordes en boyau aux innovations des cordes synthétiques et métalliques, apprenez comment choisir, entretenir et transformer le son de votre violon. 🌟 Que vous soyez un violoniste passionné ou simplement curieux de l'art de la lutherie, cet article est un voyage à travers le cœur sonore du violon. Laissez-vous inspirer et donnez une nouvelle voix à votre instrument ! 🎵 ➡️ Lisez, partagez, et rejoignez la conversation !

[investigo-musica-sguera]

Sumérgete en el mundo melódico de Rodolfo Halffter. Desde su transición de Madrid a México hasta sus asombrosas obras como "Don Lindo de Almería", el legado de Halffter es un testimonio de la belleza de la música clásica. 🎶

[nonuzego]

Steinless steel fretting work on progress Nonuz Luthierist Guitar Repairs Luthier Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Whatsapp 0176460900 . . . . . #luthiery #luthieria #lutherie #luthiers #luthierguitars #luthierlife #guitarluthier #luthiersofinstagram #luthiertools #stratocaster #guitars #electricguitar #guitarporn #guitarsofinstagram #luthier #guitargear #electricbass #guitarshop #guitartone #guitarbuilding #handmadeguitar #fenderguitar #guitarpickups #fenderguitars #guitarmakers #guitarwood #customguitarbuild #guitarbinding #lespaul #frettingwork #steinlesssteel (at Nonuz Guitar Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZHtdmy2ST/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beattopia]

Jumbo Cutaway SS with Blackwood and Huon Pine stringers coming through the build phase. #jumbo #cutaway #steelstring #blackwood #huonpine #guitarmaking #lutherie #woodwork #art #design #handcraftedguitars (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjHKc2YPIWw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=