Wonderful explanation, Maestro, and very informative! I have been eagerly awaiting your videos on your new schedule, and I'm always happy to see your posts. :)
In one of the violas I've seen, there are three bass bars. Can you tell me something about the practice of using multiple bass bars in string instruments
This is tangent to the conversation here but do you have any videos (or could you make one) on how to properly clean a violin that’s quite dirty and how to repair some of the varnish that’s been work away?
Has anyone experimented with very small thin bracing bars that go across the grain of the top? This may help the vibration of the strings transmit sound across the grain as well as along the grain, as with a guitar for instance. It would also help resist the cracking of the top which is such a common occurance on older violins.