Violin Making

Messiah Violin Continued

Cello Making, Fegley, String Instruments for Sale, Violin Making

October 14, 2015

As I work on this current violin build I will continue to give updates on my progress! Or at least I will try to force myself to sit down and write a blog every week or two… This build has been quite challenging, it is hard...

‘Messiah’ Stradivarius

by Fegley

Fegley, Violin Making

September 22, 2015

My latest violin build is another Stradivari copy… I know, surprise, surprise! But he really was ahead of his time. The craftsmanship that you see in his work is truly incredible! And as a modern violin maker it is truly inspiring. I was fortunate enough to...

Fegley’s Violin Shop

by Fegley

Cello Making, Fegley, String Instruments for Sale, Violin Making

September 18, 2015

Over the years I have slowly started to organize the workshop at Fegley Violin Shop. I will admit it wasn’t one of my easier tasks, but it was however extremely rewarding. I can imagine Jim looking down and saying, “Where is all of my stuff! I...

David Burgess Violin

by Fegley

Violin Making

August 28, 2015

Of course it is always a treat to get a fine old Italian fiddle in the shop to gawk at and obsess over, but it is a real treat when I get a modern masters violin in the workshop to do some repair work to....

Andrea Guarneri F-holes

by Fegley

Cello Making, Fegley, Violin Making

August 24, 2015

The importance of well-placed F-holes… Every player has seen the instrument where the top is heavily damaged where the bridge is placed. Worn down from years of players moving the bridge back and forth over and over again. This is why I take so much time...

Old German Violin

by Fegley

Fegley, Violin Making

August 19, 2015

Violins are all the same, right? From the outside world I can see why all violins look the same! But when you are a maker or a player you appreciate the beauty that instruments have to offer! This instrument wasn’t worth a terrible amount, it was...

Andrea Guarneri Viola

by Fegley

Fegley, Violin Making

August 13, 2015

My latest viola build is a copy of one of the most known members of the Guarneri family; Andrea Guarneri. Andrea along with several other great makers apprenticed directly with the great Nicolo Amati. Among those that apprenticed with Amati Guarneri held true to the Amati...

Huckins Violin- Sold

by Fegley

Violin Making

July 13, 2015

My latest commission build was for a very talented artist out of Denver, CO. Shawn Huckins is a modern day Michelangelo if I may say so myself! His paintings are works of art and I am so happy I could build him a violin. We chose...

Hermann Todt 1929

by Fegley

Violin Making

May 11, 2015

Hermann Todt made this violin specifically for William Lewis & Son of Chicago in 1929. Todt was a violin maker from Markneukirchen. This violin was made with exceptional wood for the maker. The top spruce is very even with tight grain, while the maple has...

“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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