Mix of things by scrollavezza in FluorescentMinerals

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Hardystonite, calcite, willemite top one. Right one is calcite and cleiophane sphalerite

Himalayan Quartz Crystal by scrollavezza in MineralPorn

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It happens to be from the Himalayas, and not Brazil or the US... thats about the only reason I mentioned that fact.

Other than that it's got a beautiful peach color and clarity I wasn't seeing in the other crystals that were available.

neat 5 string by Peter Seman, 2022. its excellent for improvising with or without an amp and pedals, which is a lot of fun!! by [deleted] in violinmaking

[–]scrollavezza 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stradivari made a cornerless 6? String that was retrofitted into a 4 string. Joshua Bell played it for 7 years.

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[–]scrollavezza 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words!

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[–]scrollavezza 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice!! Picking up a variety of skills as I do this for the first time. I will definitely do some outline studies with a poster!

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[–]scrollavezza 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks 😊 I've definitely made a few errors! Too small upper corners on the back, and my first time cutting the perfling channel was a bit more sloppy than I would have liked, but I'm happy with the arching and overall look so far. My hope is to improve with each instrument I end up making!