22. April 2017 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 16
Violin made from cathedral wood
7. January 2017 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 15
All the work on the surface of the violin is now complete.
3. December 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 14
After the neck has been glued in, I now cut the neck grip.
20. November 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 13
30. October 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 12
When the body is finished, I continue with the scroll.
1. October 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 11
Once the f-holes have been cut, the bass bar still has to be fitted.
17. September 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 10
5. September 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 9
The ceiling and floor are smoothed on the outside and the frame is ready. The next step is to finish the inside.
27. August 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 8
Next, I continue working on the architrave.
13. August 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 7
The next step is to start with the chipboard inlay. Many people think that the black lines on the top and bottom of the violin are just painted on.
30. July 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 6
After the edge thickness has been worked to the same thickness everywhere, the next step is to outline the shape of the violin.
11. June 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 5
Then we continue with the floor…
16. May 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 4
14. April 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 3
The model for the violin made of cathedral wood is based on a violin by Guarnereri del Gesù from 1741.
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1. April 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 2
Here you can see some of the materials used to build a violin. From left to right:
Molding board, top wood from spruce (cathedral wood)
16. March 2016 // Violin made from cathedral wood
Building a violin from the roof beams of the Frauenkirche in Munich, part 1
This is a multi-part report on the construction of a violin from so-called “cathedral wood”, from the wooden beams of Munich’s Frauenkirche:
