I am excited to let you know that you can now gain access to further teaching resources on my Teachable website.
Zoom Lectures Now Available!
Spanish Subtitles Available Now
I want to give a huge shout-out to Pablo Alfaro @alfaro_violins for having completed the editing of the Spanish subtitles of Part 1 of my online course. It takes hours and hours to correct the initial subtitles and I get the impression he is being particularly meticulous about it!
Feathered Edges, Shavings & Patches
Through-patches are needed sometimes and rather than trying to fit a patch to perfectly match the outside, I tend to use shavings first and then fit a patch from behind, all supported by a plaster cast.
Retouching Peg Bushings
I don’t spend a huge amount of time on retouching peg bushings, as you expect to see them on old instruments and I always use maple end grain bushings.
Virtual Lectures in association with the RAB Trust
The RAB Trust has been organising some Zoom lectures for Violinmaking students in the UK with restorers and makers. Crack repair, retouching and fitting a bassbar in an old instrument have been my subjects. The first Zoom with PowerPoint on cracks was a 2 hour session. A lot of preparation work but great fun!
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Preserving Originality
A severely over-varnished front with good original varnish underneath. I remember working mainly under the UV light to carefully remove the over-varnish, preserving the original varnish below.
Righting Reverse Grain
I was very sceptical whether I would be able to improve this area above the bridge feet. It had been over-pressed when a breast patch was fitted which resulted in “reverse grain”: the grain lines appear lighter and sit higher than the soft grain which has been indented in between the grain lines and filled with black gunk.
Preview – The 7 Step Process
Spanish Subtitles Coming Soon
My new online course will have Spanish subtitles added this month!
Creating texture with Deft
Examples of creating texture with filler varnish (I use Deft) through scraping along grain lines and replicating craqueleur.
