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Welcome Forum => Welcome Board and Introductions => Topic started by: Actnow56 on June 18, 2012, 09:50:03 AM

Title: Violinmaker Greetings!
Post by: Actnow56 on June 18, 2012, 09:50:03 AM

Hi Gang! anyone who makes, restores or has violinmaking tools and wants to chat/sell/trade, just let me know...

Title: Re: Violinmaker Greetings!
Post by: Lump on June 18, 2012, 01:33:20 PM

Wow, now there is a talent which would intimidate me to even THINK about doing! Good for you.

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Post by: Neals on June 18, 2012, 03:59:19 PM

Hi and welcome from Alberta. I would enjoy some pictures of your tools.

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Post by: Papaw on June 18, 2012, 04:04:25 PM

Welcome to Tool Talk!
Luthiers have some special wood working tools, let's see some?

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Post by: OilyRascal on June 18, 2012, 05:27:01 PM

Howdy and welcome from Arkansas.  I would also enjoy seeing some of these tools.

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Post by: Papa Tango on June 18, 2012, 06:38:50 PM

Hello from North Carolina.  I am very interested in seeing luthier tooling.  Hope you enjoy the forum.

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Post by: Branson on June 19, 2012, 06:50:02 PM

Welcome indeed.  And we do like pictures here.   I could use some information on dealing with very obstinate button shellac.  My old flakes aren't dissolving well at all, and I'm not having much luck with the new buttons I picked up either.  Used to be the easiest thing ever,  but I seem to have attracted an infestation of shellac gremlins.

Title: Re: Violinmaker Greetings!
Post by: Papaw on June 19, 2012, 08:18:00 PM

Lynn Dowd of Dowdstools has a luthier group demonstrating at his sales quite often.

Title: Re: Violinmaker Greetings!
Post by: Lump on June 19, 2012, 10:42:55 PM

Wow, impressive stuff. Welcome aboard.

Just to show you how ignorant I am...I thought "Luthier" was a guy by the first name "Lex" who was always causing trouble for Superman!

Violins seem WAY too difficult for a poor ol' car-collectin' tool lover like me. I'm looking forward to your posts with photos.

Title: Re: Violinmaker Greetings!
Post by: gibsontool on June 21, 2012, 08:45:35 PM

Welcome aboard

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Post by: bird on June 22, 2012, 12:18:45 AM

Quote from: Lump on June 19, 2012, 10:42:55 PM

Wow, impressive stuff. Welcome aboard.

Just to show you how ignorant I am...I thought "Luthier" was a guy by the first name "Lex" who was always causing trouble for Superman!

Violins seem WAY too difficult for a poor ol' car-collectin' tool lover like me. I'm looking forward to your posts with photos.

That's what I was going to say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
cheers,
bird