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"Possum in a Pear Tree"

9/27/2014

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About a week ago, I started violin #36, "Possum in a Pear Tree".  Back in January, my friend Doug gave me a downed pear tree log, and I was about to turn it into fire wood, but changed my mind when I read on Wikipedia that pear wood has been used for violin and guitar fingerboards.  So, having already decided on making the 4th possum violin and using pear wood for the accessories, the name just came naturally.

Today I glued the spruce top to the rib assembly, and completed digging out the purfling groove.  I also did the rough cutting out of the neck, which requires a bit more effort cleaning out the peg box because of an animal nose instead of a scroll.  I am pleased with the symmetry of the top, as sometimes the sound holes are more off than desired.  Often the ribs can distort in the construction process, or can "relax" due to atmospheric conditions before they are fixed to a plate.  Anyway, on this one I took some added measures to achieve a more equal appearance, and was able to do the assembly without having the components laying around the shop too long.

Hopefully I will be able to add some photos along the way.  Thanks for reading.



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    It's me again, John Dancer, and I thought it would be of interest to someone if I were to journal the process of building whatever it is I happen to be building at the time, so that one could gain...um...valuable insights of my philosophy and methods.  In other words, these posts will reveal some of the "how and why" of my work.  Again, I thank you for visiting, and wish you well in your quest for...um... knowledge. 

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