The second cigarbox violin is almost finished. For the finetuning of stringheights the help of a violinist is necessary.The handmade pear fingerboard is "scooped", approx. 1.5mm at the G string and less concave for the thinner ones.I'm curious how the magnetic Flatpup Humbucker will work - does it sound like on a guitar or does it transmit the scratching of the bow? - Let's see and hear..
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too bad... I tried it amped and plucking worked fine. But it didn't work well with the bow, which acts just above the pickup... but it was worth trying it.
Cigarbox violin n°2 with magnetic Flatpup pickup. The box is a "Partagas n°4". The neck, the fingerboard and the bridge are made of pear wood. Local pear, no rainforest was harmed to build this violin ;-)
Construction differences between n°1 and n°2: - Sound post: spruce (1), chopstick bamboo (2) - Lateral Bracing: top & bottom (1), no bottom bracing (2) - Fingerboard: beech (1), pear (2) - Bridge: thick and horizontal grain (1), thin and vertical grain
Sound comparison between n°1 and n°2: By plucking it, n°2 sounds clear, while n°1 gives a slight "pluck". Looking forward to let them be tested by someone who can play.
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too bad... I tried it amped and plucking worked fine. But it didn't work well with the bow, which acts just above the pickup... but it was worth trying it.
Cigarbox violin n°2 with magnetic Flatpup pickup.
The box is a "Partagas n°4". The neck, the fingerboard and the bridge are made of pear wood. Local pear, no rainforest was harmed to build this violin ;-)
Construction differences between n°1 and n°2:
- Sound post: spruce (1), chopstick bamboo (2)
- Lateral Bracing: top & bottom (1), no bottom bracing (2)
- Fingerboard: beech (1), pear (2)
- Bridge: thick and horizontal grain (1), thin and vertical grain
Sound comparison between n°1 and n°2:
By plucking it, n°2 sounds clear, while n°1 gives a slight "pluck". Looking forward to let them be tested by someone who can play.
Thanks Dave! I made a neck template in pdf, if you are inspired enough to try it, I would e-mail it to you..
Greets, Elmar
I love your fiddles. Very inspirational.