3Trees Stringed Instruments

19/08/2026

Well it’s finally done for now. One of the hazards of being a violin maker, is if you put two of them together and don’t look, the buggers breed. It’s nice though to have them in a stable climate and easily to hand to learn what improvements for the next one!!

14/08/2026

Building a violin display cabinet - had to make brackets to hold the violins in place. But I am a violin maker. This cabinetry stuff is more dull than a retirement village bus outing.

10/05/2026

I have to say, arching European backs is up there with carving granite - not that I’ve done much carving of granite, but you get the idea. Great tone but hard work!

19/04/2026

I’ve been in touch with a Sheffield tool maker that produces gouges. I’m looking for Excalibur, well my Excalibur anyway, a two handed heavy bladed number three sweep gouge for doing the initial carving on tops and backs of violin.s They’ve promised to get back to me so we’ll see.

09/04/2026

So it starts again. The smell of European Maple and high altitude spruce, what will the plates of this embryonic violin sing like?

16/12/2025

The MSO - not the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but the Maruki Community Orchestra. A bunch of folk keen to have a bash at the classics for the love of playing together!
(If its not quite in tune - its the jazz version...)

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20/11/2025

The linings, usually made of spruce or willow, provide a larger gluing surface for the back and top to glue to the ribs. They are bent using a hot bending iron and glued carefully. Held in place by state of the art clothes pegs!

13/11/2025

With violin exams done, and Music Camp done and dusted, time to get back to the bench. Ribs for number five.

01/10/2025

….and once more into the fray dear friend….
A 1715 stradivarius copy - waiting for the glue to dry!