I am making a point to get work done in my home shop every day, and three violins are now rolling! It's exciting, and I'm so much happier when I get to build. I feel productive and inspired. (And also tired since I'm up working until midnight in order to make it happen, but that's just the way that goes. The time has to come from somewhere.)
The main thing I'm focusing on is an Amati model I'm doing on commission. It's a new model for me, and it's fun working with new lines and shapes and thinking ahead about what the player might like.
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| Aden and her maple |
Aden and I also started working on her violin together. She's making a Strad model, and I told her she can do as much or as little of the work as she likes. I'm fine with just making the whole thing, but I'm glad she wants her own hands in it. She picked out all her wood and I'm walking her through the process step by baby step. Currently she's still planing her blocks, which makes your hands sore if you're not used to it, so there are many breaks.
I decided it would be helpful to Aden if I had an instrument going alongside hers that I could use for demonstration, so I'm also making a Lee model that I intend to use as my next competition instrument when the
VSA meets in fall of 2016.
Aden's and the competition violin are moving along at a slow pace, but that's fine. My real energy is going into the Amati model and that's coming together very well. Want to see?
