ceri activates his stompboxes with a single glance;

ceri did a solo on one of the guitars he built... no one around the area survived

Cracking post Ceri!


Now, that's a happy Ceri right there!

Seeing as Violins are all the rage on the Forum at the moment, any objections to me sharing a minor repair to the piezo pickup on this specimen?





Cheers!

Andy

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Ceri, all I can say is WOW!. You are truly un uomo di Rinasciamento.

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and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

Hahahahaha - I'm not, but thank you! You know how to press my button.

And to Andy: no better place for it than this thread. As many photos as you please. Off you go: enquiring minds are eagerly waiting.

Love the flame on that one piece violin back, by the way. Looking a lot better than the front of the instrument...

Cheers - C

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Ceri, Incredible! what a satisfying pursuit. You obviously dabble in playing the Violin as well? This instrument amazes me, Its beautiful.

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Hi ozrv: no, in fact not. I learnt a bit as a kid and my dad is a good amateur classical player. He has a fine 1790s violin but wants a modern one as well and ultimately the aim is for me to build one for him.

So my interest in violins is simply as made objects: I can barely scrape a note out of one. Fascinatingly, that turned out to be true for about half the people in that workshop too. Including some of the professional makers: one pro even gave up playing when he started making violins for a living. He felt he could devote his passion to playing or making but not both.

It's a curious thing that many instrument makers in all fields are not players. Strange but true.

Weird, huh?

Cheers - C

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Huh interesting! I have yet to meet a luthier that is not a player but that said i have met one that also works on Viola instruments as well as guitars and plays guitars only........ Damn noble of you making one for your father i think!

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Indeed. By all accounts (including his own), Leo himself couldn't play a note..

Fantastic piece on the violin. Not only do I envy your skills, but more importantly, I envy your patience in acquiring and developing those skills in the first place. And the adventurous spirit that actually gets you started on these projects.

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Thanks for the violin making pictures, Ceri.

How many more workshops will it take to finish it up?

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My other guitar is a Strat.

.......no Lace Sensor pickups....and no beer

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That would mess up air travel around the planet, now wouldn't it? Then you couldn't regain bragging rights to your volcanoes, now could you??

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Bit of a shocker eh Doc'.
I think he ought put a Floyd Rose on it too.

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No no and no

Ceri has turned a guitar forum into a baking forum

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Deyr fé
Deyja frændr
Deyr sjálfr ið sama
En orðstír
Deyr aldregi
Hveim er sér góðan getr

With extra added REAL instruments that grownups play.

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Consider him the Iron Chef of the Forums.

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