Moeson violin creation

So excited for Kyle White. Expect to see more of her in her exploits as violinist extraordinaire.

This is Annie Boyle's other student, Bruno, playing Marlin.

I am with Texas Tech's Assistant Director of Violin, Annie Boyle, at the Hemmle Recital Hall. Her student, Joseph, is playing in this video. You can hear some of her comments in the background. She and her two students present all commented that Marlin's volume and clarity at all levels was impressive.

This video shows all the last details to finish this violin. I put the fingerboard and nut on, size and drill the pegs and ream out the pegbox, size and finish the bridge, install the end pin and mount the tailpiece and install the strings and chinrest.

Application of varnish finish to the instrument

This video shows the removal of clamps, installation and cleanup of the alignment pins, preparation in the violin body for receiving the saddle, installation of the saddle and its final forming.

A lot of things packed into this short video. Drilled back alignment holes, prepared the mating edge of the bottom plate, removed the rib form, smoothed the neck heel flush with the rib and blocks, trimmed the blocks, set the fingerboard to its original height with a temp jig, drilled the endpin hole and glued and clamped the back plate on.

This is to show how I built the fingerboard and attached it to the neck. Then I prepare and assemble the neck assembly to the violin body.

In this video, I glue the belly plate to the rib assembly. I then begin to work on the neck by finishing the scroll and peg box hole and drill preliminary peg holes.

Doing a plate frequency test. Cutting out and finishing f-holes. Installing bass bar and shaping it, and retesting frequency for adjustment if necessary.