Samelo’s Violin-Maker’s Notebook

Field notes

The notes organize lutherie around observable material behavior: spruce must balance low weight with resistance to bridge pressure, while maple supplies greater density and stiffness to the back, ribs, and neck. The page also gives workshop-facing inspection and storage details, including quarter-sawn grain, insect damage, air circulation between boards, stable humidity, and a recorded cutting date. Its sequence extends from timber preparation through varnish and final bridge, soundpost, and string-height adjustments.