Few years ago I made electronic version of violin building plans. They were lying on my computers hard drive for long time. I just thought it would be fair to share them, as they are far much better than any which I have found from internet for free.
If one makes violin according these measurements, I can promise, it will be functional on regards proportions. Unfortunately there are millions of other things, that can still ruin your violin.
Drawings are released under public domain, so feel free to edit and share. These drawings are based on Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonenfis Faciebat Anno 1705 violin but are not identical. I hope this helps new violin luthiers to get started.
Better violin drawings can be bought, and I suggest buying better drawings after third violin or such.
if you invent or make your own version of these plans feel free to post link here(or send them to me).
Happy building
link to violin plans (Sorry no neck measurements at movement):
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2zxh5bgp5oguow/ViolinDravingmm.png?dl=0 (normal png image)
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/m16zzo4njtfihnp/violinDravings.svg?dl=0 (scalable vector graphics for high resolution)
This picture is released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. and is only for decoration.
Some links to make building bit easier:
- http://www.fiddlehangout.com/forum/ (one of best violin building and violin forums, a MUST GO)
- http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/319779-building-my-second-violin-photos/ (one violins “how i came to be” story)
- http://www.violins.demon.co.uk/making/index.htm (good howto make violin)
- http://www.bellamyviolins.com/gallery.html (realy nice pictures)
- http://www.theviolaworkshop.com/page18aa.html (some nice tutorials(byuable) and good pics)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/2/3+.html (good pictures)
- http://www.violinsetc.biz/repairs.html (good pictures of reapairing violin)
- http://violoncellodaspalla.blogspot.fi/2011/06/original-bass-bar-and-other-interesting.html (for bas bar fiting)
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28252 (free book: Violin Making by Walter H. Mayson)
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26878 (free book: The Repairing & Restoration of Violins by Horace Petherick)
Other free plans:
and links for ideas:
- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_miots.htm (OLD violins)
- http://www.prierviolins.com/Fine-Instruments.aspx (poster fot proper meansurments and good pictures, a MUST go)
- http://www.gussetviolins.com/newhome.htm (one good violin maker’s site)
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37309 (free book: Violins and Violin Makers by J. H. Pearce)
- http://williamrossviolins.blogspot.fi/ (One nice violin builder)
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