Stradivariously :)

I'd like to know how you made that.

It's looks really nice.

Thanks for the comments! :)

I am working on the rest of the instrument and will post further development.

Twinsnakes: It is basically made out of several profiles swept along two rails. The head is also divided in 4 parts as it evolves to smaller portions of the spiral.

I learned a quite a lot with this project!

Very impressive Marc.

If your not under any kind of NDA, would you mind sharing your project file with the community when you've finished?

_-TS-_

Hi Twinsnakes,

I guess I could email you the model if you are interested to check it out.
I will have to finish it first thought! :)

Regards,

Marc

Hi all,

Almost done, still the chinrest and the nut to model.

Regards,

Marc

Seems very neat!
Added to the Special Thread Gallery :)

Wow that has come a long ways Marc! Looks really nice.

- Michael

Hello!

I found some time to finish the instrument.

The top body loft isn't quite straight, but nothing a couple clamps and glue can't fix.

I've struggled the most with the head, although the chinrest was a challenge for me.
I really learned a lot through the process.


Regards,

Marc

Very nice Marc !

I hope you plan to do a render in another application now. I'd really like to see this one with materials applied on it !

Congrats for the model.

Cool object : added to the Special thread Gallery :)
Why this blue color for the curves lines?

It's outstanding Marc! A great combination of clean lines and details both.

Very nice!

- Michael

Thanks for the comments!

Schbeurd, I would indeed like to render this model eventually.

Pilou, At one point I have experimented with line and selection colors and It stayed this way, don't know why though...maybe the blue line makes better high-pitched notes :o)

Michael, thanks! I don't believe I could've modeled such a project this easily in an other application.


Regards,

Marc

Maybe the blues ;)

How'd you do the strings wrapped around the pegheads? They look really good how you made them uneven like a real violin.

(I am a guitarist so I noticed this right off the bat.)

Hi angeliclight, thanks for the comments! I used a helix that I joined to a polilyne.
Afterwards I swept a circle across the path.

I used different turn numbers and different widths on the helix to make it look more natural.

Younger I've studied a while in instrument making, it was quite interesting.

Regards,

Marc

You say "younger" you studied instrument making.

I am in my 76th year. What do you mean in relation to younger/as now?

Hi Brian, I was referring to my school days which seems far to me today...
While studying arts, I got interested in sculpture and woodcraft and took courses in instrument making.
I didn't make any violins but an acoustic guitar.

Everybody was younger once! :)

Regards,

Marc

could you show me how to do a relief cut on this spiral... like the scroll on the violin ..except recessed cut (not like the one I show completed)

Hi Smitty,

I'm not quite sure what you mean, do you want to create a path for a CNC router?

Regards,

Marc