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7/8 cello update No7

Now the cello is varnished in a dark brown colour. Again I decided to paint some ‘Fleur De Lis’ again like on the 4/4 studio cello the painting is higher up in the varnish so they stay highly visible and not hidden behind layers and layers of dark varnish

Painting the 7/8 Studio cello

…as well as preparing the fingerboard for glueing and shaping the playing side for easy playability. With new instruments it is always better to shape the fingerboard before it is glued to the instrument so the black ebony sanding dust and the woodshavings do not stick to the fresh varnish and make it look dirty. It is not as important with a dark colour but if I varnish in a light highly transparent colour the black dust is highly visible.

preparing fingerboard for 7/8 cello Ilja Grawert violins in Brisbane Australia The Gap and North Queensland
preparing fingerboard for 7/8 cello Ilja Grawert violins in Brisbane Australia The Gap and North Queensland
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7/8 Studio Cello update No.3

This is the third update fitting of my 7/8 cello project winter22. Here is a short description about using chalk for fitting the bass bar. This stage is always exciting as that marks the finishing of the top plate. Fitting with chalk takes around 6-8 hours and has to be very fine with super sharp tools. On this update we are still in the rough phase of fitting.

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