A not so recent build

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:35 pm

It might be a while till I post my most recent built guitars as
guitar building has come to a standstill as far as gluing goes, and thats where I'm at this time. So I thought you may be interested in this solid body electric violin I built some time ago.
The body and neck are Osage Orange [Maclura pomifera] I believe it's also called Indian Bow Wood.
The fingerboard is ebony. It has a bolt on neck and MOP inlay. The finish is nitro.

Hesh1956 · Post by **Hesh1956** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:12 pm

WOW! Very Cool violin TaffY!

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:22 am

I like that Taffy. How does an electric violin create sound? And does it sound like a conventional violin?

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:58 am

Good question Allen, same from me Taffy, what type of pickup did you install. You may have just added to my future projects list.

Jim

If you fart in public may it be scentless and go unnoticed.

Runn3r · Post by **Runn3r** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:38 am

iinovative instrument imo

lovely warmth in the finish

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:27 am

Thanks for comments................Pickup piezo Martin undersaddle inlaid under the feet of the bridge. Sounds not close to acoustic but can be pleasant depending on the EQ effects used. Plays well I'm told.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:39 pm

So the piezio just has contact from the outer portions of the bridge, or is the bridge on this one not quite the same as one on a conventional violin?

matthew · Post by **matthew** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:35 pm

Neat, nice lines. Looks heavy though?

I've been thinking of a flat-top plywood $50 double bass with simple guitar-style bracing inside.

OK I thought of it, now back to serious business.

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:35 am

Hi Allen, I layed the pickup in a routed slot with an ebony shim on top the regular fiddle bridge stands on top, feet are reshaped of course, photo may help.

Matthew, yep it's heavy, it was not intended as a serious player I just wanted a project to use the timber on, that was about 1992 I think. it's hung on the wall ever since, brave violinists often ask to have a go when they come to the office/showroom.

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:51 am

Have you ever done anything shoddy Taffy? that sure looks sweet!

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:14 pm

Thanks for the picture Taffy. It all makes sense now. I'm guessing Matthew doesn't want to haul around a solid body Bass though.

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:14 pm

Like this one Allen? very portable and very solid:

Another build from the more recent past.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:50 pm

Now there's an instrument that I'd like to be holding when a bar fight breaks out.

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:37 pm

How fitting we called this bass the axe handle.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:25 am

Allen wrote:Now there's an instrument that I'd like to be holding when a bar fight breaks out.

If you made it from coccobolo you could give everyone in the bar rashes as well as bruises and black eyes.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:23 pm

I would be happy to lend you a bit of wood next time you run short like that Taffy.

Jim

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