Barbarossa Guitars

Fine Hand-made Guitars

(and violins ...)

Here is the top (table) of the violin:

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Arching guides:

The top is rough-arched with the gouge:

Board, chips, and the resulting shape:

Here's the channel for the purfling:

Here's the purfling all glued in:

The "groove" is cut around the edge after purfling:

Detail of "the groove":

Then the final arching of the outside of the top is completed:

Then I hollowed the inside of the top.

First, I drilled to the approximate thickness required:

Then gouge, plane, and scraper hollow out the inside of the top:

After hollowing and scraping, the soundholes are cut.

First, marking them on the top:

Then drilled at the ends (for easier chip removal) and

the first hole is cut with a knife:

Then the second is cut:

Then comes fitting of the bass bar.

Rough fit of the bass bar:

It is then chalked and fit essentially exactly to the inside

surface of the top, then glued in place:

Then, the bar is carved into its proper shape and size:

Now, the top is essentially complete and we will move to the

page which covers assembly of the body.

Jim Blilie

5997 Turtle Lake Road

Shoreview, MN 55126

United States of America

651-766-8757

Last Modified: December 10, 2002