The top purfling was likewise cut to length and shaped, but installed dry. Thin hide glue was then applied, being soaked into the porous spruce. Even with a "dry" insertion, this is very fiddly work.
- Making 3
- Making 4
- Raw Top, Back, Ribs
- Corner Blocks & Linings
- Relative Sizes
- Ribs on Form
- The Neck
- The Marked-up Plates
- The Cut Out Plates
- Plates Routed
- Linings Clamped
- Linings in Place
- Lining and Corner Block
- Lining and End Block
- Plates Being Shaped
- Plates Shaped to Form
- Thickness Guide Holes
- F-hole Outlines
- Insides of Plates
- F-holes Cut - Outside
- F-holes Cut - Inside
- Bass Bar Material
- Back Glued to Ribs
- Ribs and Back
- Back and Ribs
- Form Ready for Removal
- Bass Bar in Place
- Finished Bass Bar
- Linings Glued to Rib Tops
- Reglueing Upper Block
- Belly Glued onto Ribs
- Back Purfling Groove
- Belly Purfling Groove
- Back Purfling Inserted
- Belly Purfling Inserted into Groove
- Maker's Signature
- Carved Scroll
- Finished Scroll and Pegbox
- Neck Glued into Body
- Finger Board and Nut
- Test Fit of Finger Board
- First Coat of Varnish
- First Varnish Coat - Back
- Varnishing Finished - Back
- Varnishing Finished
- Finished Violin
- Finished Violin - Scroll
- Finished Violin - Composite
- Making 6
- Making 7 & 8