Work in progress – Owen Morse-Brown

Work in progress

I’m currently making a bass viol after Henry Jaye 1649.

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They do have a lovely home to rest in, but these t

They do have a lovely home to rest in, but these two baroque violins are looking for a new one where they can sing!

#baroqueviolin #earlyviolin #earlymusicinstruments #baroquemusic #baroque

My latest bass viol after Henry Jaye 1624. Heading

My latest bass viol after Henry Jaye 1624. Heading off to Scotland very soon.

The neck, rose, fingerboard and tailpiece are all made from a piece of pear wood that I cut and dried locally. I'm super pleased with how the finish has come up on that and I love the contrast in colour with the body. You can't see this in the photos but the purfling is made from pear wood too which unites everything beautifully.

#violadagamba #henryjaye #luthiery #bassviol #violmaker #viol #viols #17thcenturymusic #17thcentury #baroqueviol #baroquemusic

It's nice to be at the varnishing stage and it's u

It's nice to be at the varnishing stage and it's usually about now that I start thinking about what might be next.....

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A few more pics of my 'Hellier Strad'. Sadly it's

A few more pics of my 'Hellier Strad'. Sadly it's not quite worth £6 - 9 million.☹️
#hellierstradivarius #stradivarius #wombourne

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Latest images

Below are images of my latest work – do check back regularly as this page is updated regularly. The latest is a baroque violin after Jacob Stainer 1679. See more finished pictures here.

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Body

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Back

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finished body

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purfling ready

back roughing out

belly roughing out

linings

ribs

corner blocks

ribs ready

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head-side

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body

fingerboard

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Bass viol after Henry Jaye

rose

Decorated scroll

rose

Walnut back

varnish room

Decorated scroll with plum pegs

Decorated scroll

Neck block

body detail

Finished body ready for the neck

Glueing on the belly

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Shaping the outside of the belly

Inside surface after glueing and levelling the edge

Glueing on the outer staves

Glueing together the central staves of the belly

purfling

shavings

completed back & ribs

Finished purling

Glueing the ribs onto the back

Glueing on the sound post plate