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Purfling
Decoration with a purpose
Jun 9
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Paul Fremantle
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May 2025
Creating the fingerboard and "dummy set up"
Smart people do dummy setups!
May 30
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Paul Fremantle
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April 2025
The finial
A bit of parquetry
Apr 25
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Paul Fremantle
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January 2025
Back to woodwork!
Next steps on the Salter
Jan 31
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Paul Fremantle
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Progress on the tuners
Casting
Jan 7
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Paul Fremantle
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December 2024
Brass, brass and more brass
Turns out its more complex than just a bit of copper and zinc
Dec 14, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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Gibson's Worm Gear Tuners
Getting my mettle on metal
Dec 4, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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November 2024
Progress on the Salter
Ribs take two
Nov 19, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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Machine Heads and the case of the mistaken credit
No, it wasn't Stauffer who invented them.....
Nov 10, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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Starting a new instrument - a Sultana after Perry 1777
An instrument by any other name would sound as sweet
Nov 4, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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Viol Maker's Day at West Dean
Part 3 - Stainer viols and concert
Nov 1, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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October 2024
Viol Maker's Day
Part 2 - Wood for Bows and Lewis 1703 Viol
Oct 31, 2024
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Paul Fremantle
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