Shims Refit the Mortise for the Neck—from the July 2001 Journal
David Brownell, Ann Arbor, MI When resetting a loose neck, it is not unusual to find that the fit of neck butt into mortise is a sloppy fit; there actually is a gap left...
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More on the Violin Bass Bar (Comments on Last Month’s Article by Dennis Braun)
From B. H. Huckaby, Frankfort, KY First I want to thank Dennis Braun for his very thoughtful and pertinent article on this subject in last months journal. I was especially pleased with the way he...
Locating Fixture for Fitting the Bass Bar to the Violin Belly
By Antonio Rizzo, Torrance, CA The bass bar should be located and fitted to the inside of the belly in a perpendicular position, relative to the belly/rib gluing surface and inclined relative to the...
Bent Bass Bars from xxx Journal
By Sam Compton, Natural Bridge, Station, VA My dear friend Bill Fulton asked me to comment on my work concerning bent bass bars. This project is still “in the works”, but I’ll tell everyone...
