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Tokyo String Quartet meets acoustic physicists and violin makers
(New York Times) RENOWNED acoustic physicists, master violin makers and the Tokyo String Quartet gathered here last week, ostensibly to seek agreement on how to go about making a great fiddle. To no one's surprise they failed utterly, but in so doing they produced magnificent music and some modest but intriguing scientific insights.

Violin Making School of America (Article)
Sitting side-by-side on wooden workbenches in a small, two-story shop in the heart of Utah's capital city, 22 of the nation's most promising violin builders are learning to make the instruments by hand as it's been done for centuries in Europe.

Warming the surfaces before glueing
I rarely have spoiled glue, and I keep it out on my bench for weeks at a time. There are two things I do consistently, though. One is that my outer and inner pots both have lids, and I always put them on while the pot is still hot, on the theory that by doing that I can prevent anything growing that can't live at that temperature. Anything that comes in later will have to come through a double wall.

Hide Glue Basics (taken from Luscombe's forum)
Glue pots hold around 4 ounces. Suggestion: Commence with 2 ounces of cold water, and put one teaspoon of dry glue into this. The glue should be completely dissolved in the cold water. Then the glue should be heated to approximately 70 C, or 165 F. When the glue is ready, there should be a thin skin on the glue - but beyond that the glue would quickly become too thick. Some put a couple of teaspoons of water into the glue at this point in time.

Early Italian Masters
Remarkable craftsmanship is evident in the Italian violins of old. The devotion of the early Italian luthiers to this instrument is evident. One only has to listen or gaze upon a violin made during this era to see that it has earned the reputation of a "holy grail" of violins. In this article, a brief look at three master crafters from the Italian school of Cremona will be examined.