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Author: Fegley

7/8 Cello Progress

by Fegley
Cello Making
April 30, 2015

Cello progress! Finally! I never get to build instruments as much as my heart desires but I do love taking the time to bring old instruments back to life so someone can enjoy playing them again. So I guess the trade off isn’t so bad… But...

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Small Violin Repair

by Fegley
Violin Repair
April 21, 2015

Small repairs can be as tedious as large restorations. The trouble is finding the perfect piece of wood to match the original 100-year-old violin top. Luckily when I removed the top to start the repair I found the old bass bar was carved into the top...

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“King James”

by Fegley
Violin Making
February 10, 2015

I always seem to grow attached to my instruments as I build them, how could I not? I spend so much time focusing on every little detail that I get so use to having them around and working on them! But this violin is going...

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Stradivari F-holes- 2014 Violin

by Fegley
Violin Making
September 26, 2014

The amount of steps I go through in order to complete one small step in the making process drives me crazy sometimes! Crazy I tell you! It’s one small step after the next and if the previous step wasn’t executed properly then it will have...

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Stefano Trabucchi- $11,000

by Fegley
Fegley
September 4, 2014

A modern Cremona instrument made in 2003, this Trabucchi really has a brilliant look with a very wide flamed, one-piece back. Not your average modern Italian maker who would focus more on a tight, narrow flamed maple for the back of the instrument. Trabucchi’s work boasts...

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