Luckily I like my work, and in the past couple of weeks I've had some fun projects to do. In case anyone is interested in what typical violin work looks like I thought I'd share a little of what I've been up to on my bench. (And this is what my bench looks like when there is too much going on and I have to stop and straighten up.)In repair work I've been getting to learn something new. My assistant had experience doing soundpost patches before she got to my shop, so when she arrived it made sense (particularly with her schedule) to let her do those jobs when they came in. But she may be moving on someplace new and I decided before she leaves I should have her walk me through a soundpost patch, because it's very different doing something yourself than trying to learn it through books and occasional observation. Turns out doing a soundpost patch is really fun. (In a picky, tedious, luthier kind of way, not in any way normal people think things are fun.)
