Feb 11, 2020 · One hand controls the bent rib and caul (a piece of shaped wood that holds the rib flush with the block), while the other hand does the tightening winding. Positional adjustments can be made simply by wiggling the caul, realigning the …

Decide whether you are going to make the ribs for the upper and lower bouts in one or two pieces and cut the ribstock accordingly. See Gluing the top and bottom ribs if you don't know how long the upper and lower bout should be.

Bending wood to shape the ribs of violins, violas and cellos is one of the most important - and complex - tasks of making an instrument. The “ribs” are the pieces of wood that make up the sides of violins, violas and cellos, between the outer edges of the top and bottom plates and enclosing the box of the instrument body.

Nov 14, 2011 · The sides or “ribs” of the violin are most commonly constructed of six thin strips of wood, reinforced where they meet at the corners and ends by small blocks of wood. The problem during construction is how to hold those blocks and sides in …

Violin/Viola ribs set (4 pieces) of highly figured European maple (A. pseudoplatanus). Violin ribs are approximately 35mm wide, 1.8-2.0+ mm thick, 405-495mm long. Viola ribs are approximately 50mm wide. NOTE: All of our violin backs are sold with matching ribs – …

Learn step-by-step how to to bend the ribs for a violin. With this Violin Ribs Construction Course, you will learn how to build your own violin ribs. Watch the 20 Minute videos one by one and put what you have seen in reality. Listen to the precious advice from Master Edgar Russ and watch him while he is doing it.

The violin making guide. Home - Ribs. 5/Ribs. 1. Preparing the ribs. 2. Cutting the C blocks. 3. Bending the C ribs. 4. Cutting the upper and lower bout blocks. 5. Gluing the top and bottom ribs. 6. Finishing the corners. 7. Linings. 8. Finishing the rib structure. New comment.

Today violin maker Derek Roberts prepares the ribs and bends them to shape. The rib structure will be built up on the mould which has been prepared with blocks in the previous stage. Shown here is the template which will be used to guide the shaping of …

Choosing the violin wood, maple and spruce. Planing the ribs using a toothed blade. Finalizing the thickness using a scraper.

Making Violin Ribs: Now that I have completed the process of modeling the Guaneri 'del Gesu' Vieuxtemps violin and making the mold its time to start building. I will be leveraging the CNC as much as possible in order to make theses parts as precisely as I can.