Completed February 2022
One day I was struck with the notion that I could improve on a widely adhered-to violin construction method perfected over 300+ years. Silly me! My idea was to replace the thick spruce linings inside the instrument box with thin linings made from the waste parts of the maple ribs. Once I realized how little lining this actually was, I’d already glued it in. Uh-oh. I decided to leave the violin as is. So far, it is holding together just fine and has an excellent tone, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable selling it. My plan is to keep it as my own personal instrument, and should it fall apart one day, I’ll carve out the thin lining and do it right the second time.
