Instrument making blog

Purfling

Decoration with a purpose

Jun 9 • 

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May 2025

Creating the fingerboard and "dummy set up"

Smart people do dummy setups!

May 30 • 

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April 2025

The finial

A bit of parquetry

Apr 25 • 

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January 2025

Back to woodwork!

Next steps on the Salter

Jan 31 • 

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Progress on the tuners

Casting

Jan 7 • 

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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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Gibson's Worm Gear Tuners

Getting my mettle on metal

Dec 4, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Progress on the Salter

Ribs take two

Nov 19, 2024 • 

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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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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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Viol Maker's Day at West Dean

Part 3 - Stainer viols and concert

Nov 1, 2024 • 

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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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