It's time to start my next violin. I finished #5 just over a year ago, just barely in time for my
father to see it before he died. Actually, it's not quite finished. It's "in the white", with no
stain or varnish. I intend to leave it that way.
When I ordered the materials for
#5, I ordered double, so I have everything I need to get started. I intend to use the same
template as last time, a Stradivarius 1720. I suspect this one will take longer than any of the
previous ones, since for the first time I have to do it all myself. My only guides are my shaky
memory and the journal I wrote while making my third instrument.
