A tricky lower bout violin rib restoration with missing wood. Thanks for your help Andrew Fairfax and Eliane Leblanc! 🙏

1. Wooden cast of the rib.
2. Feathering down to the edges of the hole.
3. Pressing through a 0.2mm shaving matching the slab-cut original wood to just cover the hole.
4. Chalk-fitting a piece of rib wood of around 2mm over the area using clamps for positioning the piece when fitting it.
5. Doubling the rib in that area as it’s the chinrest area for structural strength, finishing the rib with standard thickness.
6. A little wood filler was required along the cracks, then staining, filler varnish, scraping and retouching.