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I want to tell you about the moment I realised I had made a violin. Not the moment I finished it. Not the moment I strung the last string or put the bridge in place. I mean the moment — maybe three weeks after all of that — when I was sitting with it in my hands, just holding it, and it hit me properly. This thing... I made this. Every curve of it. Every joint. Every millimetre of wood I carved away and every millimetre I was careful not to. I bent these sides with heat. I cut these f-holes with a knife. I reached inside this tiny wooden box — through a gap barely big enough for my hand — and wedged a small piece of wood in exactly the right place so that when a bow touches the strings, the sound goes where it's supposed to go. I made this. From a piece of teak. And sitting there holding it, I felt something I haven't felt in a long time. Genuinely, quietly proud. Not the loud kind of proud where you want to show everyone. The quiet kind. The kind that just sits in your ch...

How to make a violin at home. In this post, I would like to guide you through all the steps I followed to make a violin. Then I’ll share with you the reason I built this, my experiences, what Kept me moving forward when I lost confidence, and some of my mistakes which you are advised to avoid, and then I will answer some frequently asked questions related to violin. Let’s get started. This blog is all about renewable energy projects. However, every once in a while I do some hobby projects. This year I got a chance to join a violin class with my friends Sanal and Aswin. And guess what, we joined an institute. Check this on Amazon https://amzn.to/3ufFjI8 When I got this chance to hold these amazing musical instruments in my hands I felt a strange inspiration to make one of them. Even though I am not good at woodworking and acoustics I decided to give it a try. But I had no idea, where do I begin. You May Also Like: How to Make Wind Turbine Propeller The Inspiration for Making a Violin W...