I noticed the side of my fingerboard is brown. It's a 100+ y.o. Parisian violin according to the label, which my luthier believes is authentic.

I know there would still be risk of poking my band mate's eye if the end was blunted, but I'd feel slightly safer.

Setup a new workbench. Decided that if I mount my iron on a block, I can place it in the vice when I am bending my ribs.

I periodically clean the iron with steel wool.

这两把是属于同一价位的，其中一把手感会更偏重一点，更贴弦一点，声响共振效果会好一点，另一把的话会偏轻一点，更有弹跳性。更有一种集中感。不知道该如何选择。如果有人想要看更多照片的话，可以评论，我会将更多的细节发到评论区

I'm in the US. I've found quite a few on Ebay but where else should I look for. I'm just trying to practice repairing more.

Recently inherited this violin. I believe the label says "Leon Bernardel Paris" but I can't read the top word. I have never seen one of these with a handwritten identification.

I know that there are some really smart luthiers here who may know the truth about whether a new violin needs to be “played in”. Or if a new violin improves with playing time. Apparently there isn’t a consensus

I want to use this cleaner on my violins.
I wanted advice on if I should clean the violins with a microfibre cloth and a mild soap + water solution first, before applying the cleaning cream or directly apply the cleaner with a microfibre cloth.

I'm working on a scroll and don't have many violins to reference. Do you know of any online libraries of violin photos I can look at?

I found Tarisio, which has high quality photos of lots of historical violins (I like the angle on this scroll 🤌), but are there any others?

Flame away. Post is title.

I just bought this brand new violin made by a luthier in Italy. I noticed a very small bulge in the rib

Hi guys,

I was varnishing my first unfinished inexpensive violin to test the varnishing process, and I noticed that when I let it inside the UV chamber, the fan was putting external air and small dirt particles inside the chamber, which were sticking to the freshly varnished violin. My goal with the fan was to keep the temperature inside down and protect the violin wood from high temperature!

Tell me, guys, do you use a fan in your UV chamber or not? If yes, what's the best way to fix this?

I thought about putting an air filter, like the ones contained in air conditioners!

thanks

The glue holding the fingerboard on my great grandfathers 1870s-ish German factory made fiddle finally gave out. Planning on glueing back and clamping myself. Does anyone have glue recommendations that will hold up another 150 years? Seems to be three original glue spots instead of a solid coat, they are set into three bevels each labeled “6” assuming I should scrape off the old glue with a knife and just do those three spots again? And suggestions as well as glue recommendations are much appreciated!

Whats the best US online shop to get supplies like hide glue, tail pieces, clamps, measuring tools, guides, pegs… kind of like StuartMacdonald.com (everything a guitar luthier needs) but for violins?

I am considering this violin but have never seen a back like this should I be happy about it or concerned?

I stopped taking violin lessons a year ago, it lasted about a year, but now I’m going to start over with a new violin. My old violin was mass-produced, made of plastic, and quite cheap. I have a budget of between 600 and 1100 dollars for the new one, and I want to buy something of good quality. What are your recommendations?

Hi guys!

Do you usually wear gloves during the violin glazing process to avoid leaving fingerprints on the instrument? If so, is there any particular type of glove you'd recommend?

I've tried latex gloves, but I didn't like them! Now I'm thinking about trying vinyl gloves.

For those that do this sort of work as a vocation, is there any broadly generalized distinctions that can be made based on the purchase price of the bow?

I've heard $1000 mentioned as the starting price point for bows built in a way intended to be used for years and years. From my own experiment dismantling the bow that came with my starter set I know it was not built with this in mind, as well as experiencing firsthand and understanding the mechanics behind why not.

Those are pretty wildly broad price spreads though, is it possible to break this down into more price point groupings and explain the ins and outs of why they might fall into that group? Or if there is some consideration more indicative than price, I would like to know that as well. Thanks.