Opus # 17 "Impossibilis Finis" The impossible dream.
...The rationale for this plate design is that since sound travels along the grain fibers of the wood much better than the across the grain, there might be a tone improvemnet if the the sound is transmitted out from the sound source (the bridge) in straight lines along the grain of the wood (eliminating cross grain sound transmission).
...A normal violin is made up or 74 individual pieces of wood, which are glued solidly together; however, this violin is make up of 395 individual pieces of wood which are solidly glued together.
...This violin was initially completed 2/2004. As of 5/2009, it is now ready for a musician to make music on and delight audiences with.
...It is very pretty in the sunlight and a real attention getter!
..This unique violin is available now for only $ 5,000.
....End angles are 6.084 degrees,
sanded on 9" disc sander. (notice
grain runout of piece being sanded).
...Next, 90 degree segents are glued together. All
glue joints are traditional violin making hide glue.
All together, there are 184 pieces in each plate
when completed.
... Each of these fill-in pieces
is custom fitted and then
glued to make the final plate
wood. A total of 184 pieces for each plate.