Violin Making Adventures  

I just love it when you get the gavel out. It's a shame that you're obliged to from time to time, but epoxy deserves nothing less than a stern gavelling. Thanks also for continuing the "Messiah" texts in your Hebrew Minute - much appreciated. You've obviously been really busy in the shop this week so thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I'm sure it must slow the work down, but please don't stop recording what you do! Fingers crossed that the storms which are forecast do not affect you too badly.

boy your a busy woman . violin sounded great excited to hear the other one and the cello . the tiny cello is very cute . and sounded good as well . i dint know they made them so small . god bless dear see ya in the next one .

It's Judge Cheryl, almost sounds like a new TV show. I often wonder if half the repairs out there are done with epoxy filler, or somehow these bad repairs have a way of finding themselves on your bench. Look at the bright side though, no worm damage to deal with.

You ma not claim it, but you are an excellent celloist.

The 'Hebrew Minute' is Malachi 3:2. I think the cleat-job on the 1800's violin was dreadful-how could anyone close up the violin looking that atrocious? I think the hammer you used on the gavel is a rawhide hammer. They roll wet rawhide up in a cylinder and as it dries it closes up tightly and is rock solid. The 1/8 sized cello is too cute! Wow! you had a jamb-packed week in the violin shop. Thanks for another fun video, boss. Stupidicus.

Do you place the cleats with the grain of the cleat running the same direction as the grain of the top? I thought the grain of the cleat was to run across the grain of the top for added strength.

זייט געזונט און דאַנקען דיר פֿאַר איר אַרבעט

Cringed when chisel tool used to pare out bass bar slipped past and dives into plate ! Counter-brace when wasting out so not to slip on thru or place a cut-out guard leather please. In-side sealing on and older instrument or one that is not made by you - sacrilege !