One point I want to add: Throughout most of human history, it was economically beneficial to have lots of children. They were your retirement plan (and cheap labor).
In most developed countries, this is no longer the case. People who want children get one or two, just to scratch the itch, but that's not enough to sustain the population (without migration).
Yes, and even the bridge is amaranth!
I just used standard alcohol-based varnish. Tbh I when I started this build, I didn't even realise it would do that. 😅
Those are standard (albeit fancy) "french eye" tuning pegs from Thomann Germany. The endpin is in the same style. Maybe for the next instrument I will try to make them myself.
I wish. Lutes are an entirely different beast. Definitely on my bucket list, though.
So far I just use a baroque bow. I work on a cherry bow from time to time, but it's quite difficult.
And here is a Quick vocaroo where I play a few notes on each string.
That's probably because they're closely related. Every region in Europe has their own variation of a small, pear-shaped, three-stringed instrument. There's the Russian gudok, Bulgarian gadulka, Spanish rabel, and so on...
I think the masked-off area is easy to spot:
The body got an alcohol-varnish and the fingerboard is oiled. Worked pretty well.
I posted the full build here: https://lemmy.world/post/19796054
Some more pictures:
Most parts are cnc-carved. The body is usually carved from a single block of wood, but for my cnc, I split it into three parts, including a decorative strip of amaranth.
Vibrating string length 29.5cm (3/4 violin). Strings are Aquila F-Red superior tension, G-D-A.
Materials used: maple, spruce, amaranth, ebony.
Some build pics:
AI generated Spam.
I'm now doing the hide glue method. I did a test piece and oil doesn't seem to penetrate the hide glue at all.
Just a test for my new CNC machine. I got the file from here: Scantheworld and turned it into a relief using ZBrush and Photoshop. The wood I used is cherry and the sice of the carving is roughly 60x50mm.
It's called displacement aggression The sportsball fan identifies with his team to the point that it feels like he lost the game himself. Since he can't express his frustration and subsequent aggression towards the opposing team (since he is in front of his TV several 100km away), he expresses it towards the next best thing that is weaker and accessible, e.g. furniture, walls, wife and kids...