Jujube wood? - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2013年8月21日 · Jujubi and ziziphus are the same tree, brought to Italy by Marco Polo supposedly. Most of the pegs in the Museo Stradivari are made of it though a few are stained and natural boxwood.(first two pegs in the photo) I've got a small piece somewhere if I can find it -- …
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2013年8月21日 · Jujube Wood is medium to hard density somewhat comparable to European maple. It planes and carves beautifully. It is commonly used in traditional instruments from ceylon thru India Nepal and across China Korea and more. It is used in china for violins & chello in fingerboard, nuts, pegs, though usually stained black to imitate ebony.
What type of wood is this? - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2010年7月2日 · Hi , I don`t know whit it is but I have some fittings from China that I was told are made of jujube wood" It is a little more yellowbrown then this. Closest I can say is it could be a rosewood or I have some fitting made of Peach wood that is about the same color as this. I would say if you like it the way it is then leave it .
Olive wood violin fittings? - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2013年3月5日 · Yew wood, one of my faves. Not real hard but hard enough to make lute ribs historicallly. Pacific yew is close taxonomically to English yew so those little buggers probably floated accross the Big Pond. They make spoons and forks out of it at the hippie fairs here. Big trees are OLD. I like to comment on wood. Not so much on other peoples fittings.
Where did Stradivari get his wood? - Maestronet Forums
2018年6月22日 · Some years ago there was an exploration about the wood-choice in spruce of 14 renowned modern austrian makers ( " Resonance wood [picea abies (L.) Karst.] - evaluation and prediction of violin makers´quality grading ", Buksnowitz, Teischinger, Müller, Pahler and Evans ). The makers seemed to regard :
What Wood is Best for Tailpiece - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2024年4月21日 · Forget about the wood, just replace it with either no fine-tuners a,d,g or one with built-in fine-tuners like the Wittners. Use a "normal" tail gut as well and don't let the tailpiece sit too far towards the top, it looks like it is now.
New Study on Wood Density of Strad Violins - Maestronet Forums
2008年7月4日 · The point the paper is making is that the early wood/late wood density ratio is different in Cremonese wood compared to modern wood. The point I am trying to make is that, without sampling non Cremonese instruments contemporary to Strad and Del Gesu, together with spruce from other sources, one can't assume that Cremonese Instruments ONLY show ...
GSB Wood Violin Cases - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2012年6月15日 · We have all seen these old wood violin cases (at least those of us in the United States) with this trade mark stamped on the bottom: I was never sure if the central device was "GSB" or "G&B." I recently found out that these cases were manufactured in Charlestown, New Hampshire, not too far from where I live.
Pernambuco vs Brazil Wood - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2002年1月21日 · What the law says is the following: every wood has to be a document by the IBAMA (Brazilian Institute for Enviroment) proving that it is a legal wood. Well since the comercial exploration of Brazilwood is prohibited (and an enviromental crime) these papers are obtained by bribery and corruption.
Selecting top quality woods - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2022年5月12日 · For the most part “good wood” will be in the middle to upper price range .a top with a bit of charismatic variety in grain width and a less than spectacular flamed back has just as much potential as any “master” grade wood does , if other parameters such as good quarter, density, little runout are set as priority.