The top and back of a violin are carved to very certain shapes and thicknesses. In this picture, you can see Rachael’s plane and the paper-thin curls of wood removed…
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Violins are both tools for making music, as well as relics and legacies of a past time, works of art that mark a moment of mastery from the maker, vessels…
Did you know? Violin family instruments are designed to be taken apart for repair. This is what it looks like… https://youtu.be/ZFSx3e8efGI This 4/4 cello had a cracked back and needed…
My friend and collegue Josh Tharp is an excellent luthier over in Sutter Creek. He specializes in repair and restoration of the bass, and also all manner of making and…
Mathias Thir was a Viennese maker in the 18th Century. This violin came to me for restoration through a fine violin shop in San Rafael, CA called Dolce Violins, where violins, violas, and cellos are bought and sold.
Need a bow rehaired? Since Soroka Violins’ focus is repair, restoration, and adjustment of the instruments themselves, I recommend Erin Shrader in San Francisco for bow work and she is…