Photo documentation of my building a 6 string D violone with the help of master luthier and good friend John Pringle. The project was begun in September of 2012 and finished – well, mostly finished – an hour before rehearsal on January 30, 2013. There were still many coats of varnish to do. The instrument made her performance debut in the white on February 3, 2013 at the North Carolina HIP Festival.
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Edlinger Original 
Checking measurements 
Sitka Spruce block for the top 
Maple for the Back 
The Top Glued Up 
Neck and Plywood Sheets for Making the Mold 
Finished mold 
Bending the ribs 
Ribs attached to mold 
Back with bracing 
Planing the inside of the top 
Carving the top 
Carving the Top 
Still chipping away at the top 
And still chipping away at the top 
Finally starting to take shape 
Carving the Sound Holes 
Pegbox 
Hollowing out the pegbox 
Almost There 
Final Assembly! 
Profile 
View of the Back 
Temporary Frets 
Pegbox 
Performing in the White 
The Violone – Finished!