Hardanger Violin

Commissioned a Hardanger Fiddle for my 50th birthday from Wulffenstejn Hardanger Fiddles. He finally started working on it 1 1/2 years later.

The Luthiers name is Bevan Wulfenstein and his contact info is:

            125 West Main Street
            Moroni, Utah 84646
            801-310-4235
            bevan@hardingfele.com

He has been sending me pictures as he works on them yay!!

Quarter sawn book match

blocks in jig

glueing ribs to blocks

glueing edge support to ribs

completed ribs and blocks in jig

back shape cut out but not carved

back carved rough

back carved and scraped

back purfling grooves carved

back purfling added and inlay slots carved

back adding inlays

back inlays complete

back inside out line guide markings

back inside markings

back inside drilling depths

back insded depths drilled

back inside carving and measureing

back being glued to ribs

front lining glued

front top carved

front purfling grooves carved

front purfling inlaid

front edge inlay slots carved

front graduation markings

front inside carved

front inside carved and front inlay done

front complete and glued to ribs

dragon rough shape

dragon carving in progress

neck attached front

neck attached back

stained front

stained back

dragon stained

start rosing front

rosing complete front

rosing complete back

inlay designs cut

inlay designs work

inlay work complete

fingerboard glued front

fingerboard glued back

peg work

Completed violin front

Completed violin back