Fiddling Granny: My Fiddle - Update

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

My Fiddle - Update

After all the hassle with the varnish and having received a new batch, I've finished varnishing my violin.

It's a little shiny and not as dark as I had envisioned it, but it's done. I'm letting it harden up for another couple of days before I put the bridge and all the other stuff back on. Once it's all together again, I'll post a pic.

Now I can start losing sleep over my viola. Honestly, it hasn't been nearly as stressful. I guess it's knowing what to expect.

After I posted the above pix, I thought of doing this. This is my violin that I've been playing while I've been making my new one. Surprising how similar the colour turned out.

4 comments:

Cherylinn said...: That look sensational.....They sure do look alike....GREAT JOB!; 7:23 p.m., December 01, 2009
Lauras Garden said...: I just love wood grain. I am going to start a bench next week - just assemble and stain not from scratch. Beautiful job.; 9:41 p.m., December 01, 2009
SusanE said...: wow. she's a beauty. Very good work Wendy. you must be thrilled.; 11:13 a.m., December 02, 2009
Laurence Hunt said...: Changing the family name to Stradivarius?; 11:16 a.m., December 02, 2009

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