We now achieve Top Hat performances, thinning new fingerboards by plane and scraping a smooth correct radius. For less than a Jackson, a pair of Lie-Nielsen scrapers in two gauges, delivered to my door. Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event folks were in town, had the scrapers, allowed me hands-on examination, and provided sacrificial hardwoods – which I reduced to scrapings. And found the right scraping tool was only a few dollars away. Enough of my luthiery antics! Doing the unthinkable, I consult an expert. I knew it was bad from his furrowed brow, disrespect for his sharpened edges. After a month of chisel abuse, the tool-sharpening guy was incredulous, cursing in his native manner. With some lost cause violins on hand, I experimented with the sharpest edge I had, the side of my freshly honed Buck Bros. One day I scraped away a blemish upon the ebony and discovered. Askew, misshapen, wrongly sized, they were permitted a challenged existence because I lacked tools and knowledge. In common with many? A misfitted fingerboard. Time to change the conversation!įor several years violins have been coming across the table. Even Aunt Flo knew I was using my chisel the wrong way. Her gentle Oklahoma accent could not mask underlying confusion. From cross country, a clear polite request. With the right tools, restoration work made easy. Thirsty work, indeed!įifty clamps refurbished, enough for several ongoing projects. Occasionally drilling the spool’s hole a tad wider. Disassembling each spool clamp, wire-brushing its threads clean, sometimes running the die head all the way down the shaft, tidying up the threads. I found the correct die head, ¼” x 20 (threads per inch), and with a wire brush and Liquid Wrench Silicone Spray, went to work. Ĭlyde’s Hardware Store had a complete display of tapping tools in neat order, being overlooked by the casual weekend tinkerer. Some shafts were threaded a bit haphazardly. After the triplets were off my table, I closely examined the clamps. Likewise, the luthier may catch a break to refurbish tools. Winter brings time for the fisherman to repair nets. Eventually I was back to vintage Pony spring clamps and lead bars. I’d wrestle with one, make it work, maybe have better luck with the next. Or constipated? Binding issues prevented spools from moving freely upon their shafts. Adjusted, glue cleaned from seams, ribs, and behind clamps, but in general, they stay tight on the violin for a good hour or so. Quickly installed, as hot hide glue cools quickly. Proper violin spool clamps it would be!Īfter every full face lift, a violin top is reunited with its body with 33 spool clamps about the perimeter. Centenarian violins streaming to my luthier table deserve better. Spring clamps and forty pounds of lead bar were getting me only so far. Vintage Laura Ashley Comforter 74″ x 86″ 5.7 pounds.Ī box of cheap spool clamps unearthed at the closing violin shop seemed a deal. They continue to provide quality merchandise Laura Ashley customers want. Revman International made my comforter decades ago for Laura Ashley. Laura Ashley USA is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC. Whether enjoying your comforter trdelník-style or indulging full-court burrito, the vintage Laura Ashley makes every dreaming session a Top Hat affair. Its strong fabric is a little faded but wearing gracefully. Now in its majority, the stitching remains tight. What a lifesaver it turned out to be this frigid April! The abandoned Laura Ashley comforter found new purpose. While I’ve never been a blanket guy, barely wanting even a sheet on cold nights, advancing age means thinning blood. ![]() In time, the comforter was inherited and stored. ![]() Others, disillusioned, return home, leaving coats, boots, and blankets for other’s hopes and dreams. Some are taken to her bosom, nurtured, and blossom to fulfillment. ![]() Durable, with excellent stitching, it probably cost a week’s salary. But a thick attractive comforter was purchased. Wanamakers? Precise provenance is blurred in a haze of Philadelphia smog. With negative percentile body fat, her blanket had to be the best a department store within walking distance could offer. Two items did not make the trip: 1] heavy winter coat, non-existent back home, and 2] satisfyingly thick blanket for comfortable sleeping (same reason). From the hot arid Southwest to the Ice Capital of the Mid-Atlantic States. A city filled with arts and liberal thinking and culture and men. The small town girl loved the idea of a big city.
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