Making a Violin/Fiddle for Tally Ho: Part 1 

Ignore the haters Daniel. Your work stands for itself !

Sure, the volume was loud, but the music was weird and didn't go with the project. It wasn't good music. Not a hater, so chill. Just not good music choice.

Music, as with most things in life is a matter of taste. Personally, I also have my dislikes. However, we all can't get everything we encounter to fit perfectly to our own taste, it's a fact of life. You can please some of the people all the time and all of the people some of the time. You can never please all of the people all of the time. I enjoyed this video and appreciate his acknowledgement of the audio issues, that he is willing to correct going forward. Thank you for letting us into your life to see how it's done, your willingness to learn should be an inspiration to us all.

Thanks so much!@@rexhapgood5000

haha! I get that. I had a friend who was learning and he would play in a bathroom across the house with a mute on the bridge and his wife said it was still too loud and made him play outside.

I agree, his project really has gone far and wide!

HAHA that's awesome! love that

I was the same. I saw it early on and was just amazed to see the project grow!

Thanks! Im excited to share a little of the process and the project. I have the mini lee valley shoulder plane and use it all the time! ill look into the coffin smoother. I still want the little block plane!

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Thanks so much!! Yeah that project really stretches far and wide!

Thanks so much! I appreciate it, yeah and stay tuned!

It is such a fun project to watch!

I know right! It is such a broad and great community.

that would be awesome!

haha! love Patrick. I should really make him a kazoo (or something) made from Tally Ho wood.

Thanks so much. It was a real pleasure to be able to contribute in some little way to the project.

Boat builders and luthiers have so much in common! yeah I am excited to see what comes of this.

Glad you found them!

I know I can get a banjo done by then if he wants one! That would be amazing.

haha!!!

They will be coming out faster than it took to make them haha. It took about 3 months to make the fiddle but I'm going to post the videos about one each week.

It is such a fun process. I will be sharing more process videos of the project for sure. I did an apprenticeship to learn the craft. So many steps and things to learn.

haha That's great.

Thanks so much! I appreciate it. So what kind of instruments have you made?

I appreciate it! Thanks.

My ADHD keeps a lot of irons in the fire! haha

Thanks I appreciate it! Im sorry violin playing is over for you. I have a mom that is a craftsperson with rheumatoid arthritis, I know what it is like to close a chapter like that.

haha!!! Thats a good one.

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much I really appreciate that. As a one person shop it is nice to hear that you like the camera work.

@@JDanielGraham I've got ~650 videos on here, many instructional, and that's what I have tried to do.

Glad you like it all! thanks!

Tally Ho captivated me

Thanks so much! Tally Ho is such a great project I am excited to be connected with it. Thanks for watching.

Well Im glad you found it. Let me know what you think.

9:45 Aha, it seems you wet the strips before bending. 9:52 I think I hear steam as you bend them. So I'm guessing you wet out the strips and then bend them over the hot bending form. Correct?

correct! The tool is a bending iron for luthiers. This one is made for violin and viola they make bigger ones for other instruments! great question. @@charles.neuman18

@@JDanielGraham Cool, thanks. Seems like a really useful tool.

Very much so!@@charles.neuman18

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes it is such a fascinating process. So much more involved than I thought before making them.

thanks so much

Thanks so much! I appreciate that.

for sure!

Im so glad you can appreciate it! and yes it is so adorable!!

Set aside a few weekends before checking out the Tally Ho. 🙂 Lea will suck you in and even if you have no interest in restoring a boat, you will watch them all!

Too late. I’m already on part 8! 😅 I’m loving it so far.

That is a true statement! @@rinsalaco

So good right!! @@CMRWoodworks

Thanks! very cool. And Im glad you have found the Tally Ho project! its amazing. Also if you ever get into making a violin and need help I offer long distance apprenticeships in violin and banjo making. Just wait to see all that Leo and his crew do for that boat!

I thought it was going to be made from Tally-Ho original woods , but I’m confused if these were planed up original woods recovered from the ship , or are they new pieces , but just from the same woods they are refurbishing Tall-Ho with ?

Thanks so much! Im glad you found me on here.

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

Yeah his woodworking, persistence, and drive are top notch.

Thanks I appreciate it. I hope he likes it as well!

Wow! Thats awesome! I just wrapped another violin build if you have not seen that one. It is a good one. ru-vid.com/group/PL-oy0wwDZFUaZHHWOTlg-TQfJz4ubEQvv And hey if you your wife ever wants a custom violin you know who to reach out to! Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy watching them! I am personally just starting to learn to play after making them for years. I play and make banjos mostly. I hope you have a Merry Christmas as well.

haha glad you appreciate it. I Had to pull out the flannel and all.

Thanks so much. It has been a fun project to share!

Thanks so much taking the time to watch. I agree about the CNC comment. Dont get me wrong it has its place but I love seeing things done by hand as well.

Four of them are up as now but more coming.

Sadly I have lost contact with Bern since covid. He was fighting some health battles before and then disappeared during covid (he is in wales and I am in the US) and I have not been able to contact him since. So I do not know if he is ok or not.

@@JDanielGraham Thank you for responding, I do hope he is okay.

Thanks, me too @@benw7789

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Thanks so much for those words. It's awesome that you are stepping into guitar making! so fun

I would love to see him unbox it!

Thanks so much! Yeah it is a whole other world of process and information. Thanks for watching.

Great! Thanks for giving your time to watch. Instrument making is super fun but be careful it can be addictive, especially making banjos.

Thanks for that!

@@JDanielGraham I was actually inspired to pick up Banjo from listening to Mr Montana and your beautifulwork on that Fiddle. I found a cheapy on Craigslist for $160 and I spent a couple hours practicing today. Restringed it, cleaned it and learned how to tune today also! Once I feel more proficient and get into it more I'd like to pick up a DIY Moutain Banjo from Carver Banjos, what beautys! Thanks for your awesome work and the music!

So cool!! Thats awesome. Well i have something else you might be interested in... I teach a bare bones beginners banjo video class, on demand at your own pace. And one to build your own banjo from scratch. Links below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bNmIbzFoGh4.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xLWuYPbx4ZQ.html @@Smokkedandslammed

Thanks so much! It was an honor and pleasure to make it for them. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.

I hope they enjoy it! Im glad to be involved.

Thanks so much! Tally Ho has been so great to watch it's the least I could do.

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.

That would be awesome!! I dont know who to talk to about that..

It wouldn't really work for the bridge sadly but I did think about making the pegs purple heart, that and the fingerboard but he wanted it more traditional so I honored that.

Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch.

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch.

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much!!

Thanks so much.

Yep Hot hide glue

Aww shucks that would be cool, but I would be as happy to make an instrument that turns into someones best friend and companion.

I feel the same way! A good tool is worth a lot. A tool that does a good job and you enjoy using is worth its weight in gold.

Thanks so much I appreciate it.

So glad you have enjoyed it! It has been fun to make the videos for you all.

Thanks so much!

Thanks!

Thanks so much I really appreciate it.

Thanks for coming along and I hope you enjoy it!

Hope you enjoy!

Thank you so much for the kind words! That really means a lot.

There are just too many cool projects out there!

Thanks so much! Im glad you are enjoying them

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much!

I gave him that offer but most of the original wood is not used in violins. I love using different woods and non traditional stuff but the teak and others would not have done well with the sound or the long term life of the instrument so we went with more traditional materials.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

WOW how cool I didnt know that. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks so much I appreciate it!

@@JDanielGraham My pleasure! Thank you!!!

Yeah I proposed that to Leo and he wanted something more traditional so I honored that request. I was ready to make is super interested with all different species.

wonderful!! Thanks for following along. The Tally Ho project is such a cool one and has some real fun parallels to instrument making.

It is in the mast.

Sadly he published those after I had gotten this done. But it could be cool for a case decoration.

It was about ready. haha

He is learning.

That's awesome. Im all the way in Kentucky or else I would have love to help out when he was taking volunteers.

haha! thanks, enjoy. If you like these you would like the tea kettle banjo build videos.

Im so glad. Make sure to check out his whole album it is great.

Thanks so much!