Design Goals of Wood/ Tap / and Rub Tones used in Violin Making...

Design Goals of Wood/ Tap / and Rub Tones used in Violin Making...

FULLER'S Earth in Varnish Ground...Part One

Tap Tone Scale ... At your fingertips ...>>Important<<

Wood Tone Scale ... At your fingertips ...>>Important<<

Rub Tone Scale ... At your fingertips ...>>Important<<

Bio # Three

Bio # Two

Bio # One

FULLER'S Earth in Varnish Ground...Part Two

Index of Violin Making Topics

by David Langsather of Salem, Oregon, USA

Gallery of violins I have completed...

Violin Making Wood Choices {11 articles}

On Line Violin Making Book....(82 pages & 345 photos){2003 information}.

Violin Making using Acoustical Approach.

Violins I have Made...

Tap Tone Project Directory (2017)

  How to fit a violin Bridge...

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Vigdorchik plate tuning method and how it may work.

Effects of sunlight {U.V. Light} on plate frequencies...

Turning a violin into a Speaker to help break in its tone.

About Me...David Langsather, violin maker and Web host.

Violin Tryout Room... (or to arrange a visit to my workshop).

How to protect against future plate cracks during construction.

  Using a bridge jack...

Opening up an Instrument, Do's and Don'ts

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  Advantages of the angled grain violin plates...

  Natural frequency variation in wood; how to adjust for it...

   Information on the 1714 Stradivarius violin model I normally use...

Wood Selection Process...

Fitting Bridge Feet...

Sound FREQUENCIES Chart... with Formula.(2/2013)

Piano Keyboard photo showing FREQUENCY groupings.

Making a 'perfect' center line joint on violin plates...

Exactly measuring for, cutting, and fitting a sound post...

Useful TOOLS for adjusting violins...

Sound Pictures: What makes up complicated sounds...

Sound Post Adjustment...

End Pin Adjustment Articles...

more Scroll Articles...

Sound Hole ("ff") Adjustment...

Acoustically Shaping the NECK...

Vigdorchik method....part two...

Sound Frequencies Chart...

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Ultra Violet Light Box Tool: (See bottom or Article...)

Bass Bar Adjustment (Shaping by acoustic method)...

Loudness Bowing Test

Varnish Ground Ideas...

Violin Acoustical Adjustments...

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Hardwood Music stand

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 Instrument weight; weight of individual parts, Articles.

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Violin Bow tuning...

Gallery of Instruments I have completed...

Instruments I have made , history..

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Density of Instrument Making Woods

Density of Instrument Making Woods

"Rub Tones, Wood Tones" and wood selection.

Wood Selection using the "Rub Tone" technique!

(updated 12/2020) / (Page VI_01/ 02)

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  Violin PLATE {Guarneri Del Gesu} graduation plans...Circa 2009 to present. (excellent results)

Tap Tone Technology Directory (2017)

Tap Tone Acoustical Relationships (2020)

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Dutch Rush used as Ground before varnish (2/2013).

Varnish Ground Home Directory Page...

Violin Top Plate Directory

Violin Back Plate Directory

Wood Selection Directory Page. (2013)

Bridge Articles...

Articles about the Nut of the Violin.

...Articles about the Fingerboard

Articles about the Belly (top plate) of Violin.

Tail Piece String-Bar Articles.

Tail Piece Articles.

Saddle Articles.

Tail Gut Articles.

Violin Rib articles.

Articles about the Top Plate (Belly) of Violin.

Violin Back Plate Directory

Varnish Articles.

Sound Post Articles.

Articles about the Neck of the Violin.

Scroll of the Neck.

Violin Varnish Removal Tips...

...Hear some of my violins being played...{12/2020}

Violin Making Goal Chart: Wood, Tap, and Rub Tone and weight goals...

Wood Tone Technique (along with Rub Tone Technique) to select Ideal Violin making wood parts! >>Important<<

Vigdorchik plate tuning method and how it may work.

Vigdorchik method....part two...

Vigdorchik Top and Back Plate Layout Patterns...

Design Goals of Wood/ Tap / and Rub Tones used in Violin Making...

Design Goals of Wood/ Tap / and Rub Tones used in Violin Making...

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Flitz Polish technique to speed cure varnish for acoustical improvement. (With video inst.)

Wood "Response" Tone used in violin wood selection.

Wood "Color" (Warm) Tone used in violin wood selection.

Wood "Synchronous Resonance" Tone used in violin wood selection.

"Wood" Tone used in violin wood selection.

Wood "Rub" Tone used in violin wood selection.

Bio # Three

Bio # Two

Bio # One

About Me...David Langsather, violin maker and Web host.

Synchronous Resonance Tool and Use...