My second Violin!!!

[Kevin in California]

Well I missed some photos but I am moving along on this one.
The scroll is basically done. Peg box is done. Neck shaping is started.

Here the neck has been fit and is being glued onto the corpus. The fingerboard is also fit to the neck. The stick on the fingerboard helps set the correct projection angle and centering the fingerboard.

Next I'll install the saddle......

[Kevin in California]

Hey hey it sounds like a violin.
Next step is to put on a finish.
I'm thinking maybe just clear oil varnish on this one so the color and grain of the redwood and pearwood can show through.

[Herman]

Great picture. Professional advertisement worthy!
Good choice to keep the finish clear and let the wood do the work.
Herman

[Kevin in California]

Now with 7 coats of clear oil varnish.
Pretty.

[John Parchem]

Wow!

[Kevin in California]

Okay here is the #2 violin with Bout 8 coats of clear oil varnish. I have begin to level sand it and I polished a small area on the back. I think it's going to lookvery neat.

When I have it assembled again I'll post some pics

[Kevin in California]

Here she is back together with the finish on and strung up
Nice loud crisp sound....I think