Barbarossa Guitars

Fine Hand-made Guitars

(and violins ...)

My step-son Joe playing my second violin, now his own instrument.

Violin lying on the chips removed during its construction.

Making large pieces of wood into smaller pieces of wood ... !

Friends, I have just moved to the St. Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

Besides guitars, I am working on my first few violins!

Check out these photos of the violin in progress:

The first two violins are done! They look and sounds great. Here are the first

violin, complete and ready to play, and the second violin,

almost ready for varnishing. (Pat, viola to come soon!) Jan. 6, 2003:

I want to thank Mr. Henry Strobel of Aumsville, Oregon

for his wonderful books on violin making. I am following

his methods, as given in his book, Violin Making Step by Step

and The Art and Method of the Violin Maker,

more or less exactly (probably less exactly) and I am hoping

and expecting a good result.

Please see Mr. Strobel's website at: http://www.henrystrobel.com/

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And the assembly of the violin:

And, the finish is going on (December 10, 2002):

The new shop, partially set up:

(Click on the photo to see more images of the new shop)

5997 Turtle Lake Road

Shoreview, MN 55126

United States of America

651-766-8757

Luthier: Jim Blilie

Last Modified: February 19, 2003