Last Update: 05/19/11
Anson Brown
Model: 19th Century J.G. Staufer/Legnani model
Specifications:
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Soundboard. |
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Birdseye maple back. |
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Sides bent and glued to tail block. |
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Rosette inlaid and soundhole cut out. |
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Soundboard braces glued on and ready for shaping and top voicing. |
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Back reinforcement strip being glued to backs. |
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Back braces being glued. |
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Rubner "Staufer" six-on-a-side tuning machines. Back view. |
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Front view. |
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About to fit the back. |
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Walnut back graft. |
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About to fit the soundboard. |
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Another view of the back graft, soundboard, and back prior to fitting. |
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Rubner "Halsschraube" neck adjustment hardware. |
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Internal hollow bolt for adjustable neck. |
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Hollow bolt installed |
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Nut for hollow bolt. |
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Nut installed. |
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Attaching the top. |
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Body complete. Purfling and binding installed. |
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Front and side view. |
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Back and side view. |
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View of the adjustable neck pocket. |
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Here is the title page of a book from 1828 on instrument making:
Vollstandiges, theoretisches-praktisches Lehrbuch der Anfertigung und Reparatur aller noch jetzt gebrauchlichen Gattungen von italienischen und deutschen Geigen by G.A. Wettengel, 1828. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Manuel du luthier by J.C. Maugin. 1834 |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Illustration from the above book. |
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Rough cut of the covered vee head joint. |
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Final fitting of covered vee head joint. |
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Close up of covered vee joint. |
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Test fit of the covered vee joint. |
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The covered vee joint sits slightly above the neck shaft. |
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Fitting tuning machines. Very time consuming!!! |
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Checking the fit. |
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Front view. |
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Back view. |
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Fitting the neck and fingerboard. |
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Attaching the neck and testing the fit. |
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Back view. |
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Angled front view. |
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In the humidity control room. |
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Close up of the rosette and fingerboard. |
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Front view. |
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Head with Rubner tuning machines. |
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Back view. |
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Making the bridge. Pear is used which will be dyed black. |
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Soundboard with bridge ready to be detailed and drilled for bridge pins. |
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Hanging in the shop. |
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Staining the head. |
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Staining the neck. |
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Staining the bridge. |
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Bridge glued on and ready to buff the finish. |
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Ready for the set up and final polishing |
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Another view. |
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Close up. |
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