Violin

From the Bench: The Family Violin
February 25, 2019

My personal story is about endings and beginnings, father, son, and daughters, completing one circle and starting another. My father, Henry Finck, was a professor of anatomy at the University…
Part 3: A Violin is Born at Fine Woodworking
April 6, 2012

In part 3 of an ongoing series on building a violin from scratch. I cover the initial contouring of the instrument's top.
Part 2: A Violin is Born at Fine Woodworking
March 7, 2012

With all the rib pieces glued up and faired smooth, the violin is ready for a spruce top and a maple bottom
A Violin is Born at Fine Woodworking
March 1, 2012

Tiny handplanes, figured woods, and beautiful form: this woodworker just can't resist the temptation to build a violin.
Violin
July 5, 2010

Qu. When is a violin a piece of furniture? Ans. When you don't really know how to play, and have no real intention of learning. One day I might like…
My hobby workshop or how much can you squeeze into a 20’x22′ space.
April 7, 2010

This is a tour of my 2 car garage workshop (or what passes as a two car garage) where I like to build late 18th and early 19th century furniture.If…
Violin Virtuosos
February 1, 1997

Repairing fiddles worth millions is no job for the unskilled or faint-hearted

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