Stephen Holleman Violins

Stephen Holleman Violins

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Fluting is done, the pegbox is hollowed out, and its bevel has been established. Onto another.

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One of my favorite parts of scroll carving is making the central ridge in each part of the fluting before carving it away.

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Another scroll. It needs some clean-up and throat work before the pegbox and fluting.

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The back of my latest violin.

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Varnishing is moving along.

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F-hole fluting and prior to closing of the soundbox.

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Obligatory rib garland photo.

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Setting the radii of the fingerboard.

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Time to start on the fingerboard.

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Pegboxes done.

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Making forward progress on this scroll.

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