Tag Archives: workshop

Keeping your bridge straight

I have a little clip on YouTube on how to keep your bridge straight. There are many reasons why bridges can warp. Humidity is a very big factor. Very high humidity it does not matter how well made, how seasoned & high quality the timber it will warp fast Badly filed grooves or winding of […]

The five main characteristics of a good violin

All bowed stringed instruments ideally should have all of the following five characteristics…   In my opinion the sound quality of good violins should be the same in old and new violins. A well made violin should have five main features which are an absolute necessity. 1. the violin has to be structurally well made […]