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Hah, I can't compare to that, but I do some minor violin-fixing stuff as a hobby. Recently I spent a decent amount of time repairing a 100 year old German violi
by owenversteeg 10y ago
Hah, I can't compare to that, but I do some minor violin-fixing stuff as a hobby. Recently I spent a decent amount of time repairing a 100 year old German violin, and (at first) it's exactly like you describe: you feel like you're going to destroy everything. Like you're playing football with a Prince Rupert's Drop. But then you get into a bit of a pattern with the instrument, and you start to feel more confident... which funny enough isn't a good thing, cause that's when you screw up.
Make no mistake, I love it though, and the finished product is absolutely gorgeous.
- elihu 10y agoI've repaired a few violins, none of them expensive or valuable. One of them I had gotten at Goodwill for $20 or so with a couple cracks in the top. Popping the top off of the violin was a little nerve-wracking, but that cracking-hide-glue sound is also satisfying. It went back together nicely (I even used the opportunity to glue a piezo-film transducer to the inside of the soundboard). Now I don't feel quite so much like the violin I'm holding is going to shatter into a million pieces if I twist too hard on a tuning peg.