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Thanks for your help, that is it. Don't know where it has been but it is here now. Best wishes, Bryan Duckworth.

I am looking for help identifying a Gibson A with an unusual peg head design. The peghead has no inlay but rather an artful cut out at the top, 'kind of a fancy half moon. The label is Orville's...

Dear Mr. Hilburn I have now printed and read the R. Wood article. Thank you very much, I will proceed with caution. Best wishes, Bryan Duckworth.

Thanks to all of you. Previous repairs, as viewed with an inspection mirror, show what looks like glued in pieces of randomly sized 2x4's, I am afraid that they will have to come out before proper...

I have today aquired an F4 in need of top repair/restoration. As a violin maker/restorer I have the skills to do the repair, but I have no idea how to get to the work. I am guessing the back will...

Dear, "mandobassman" , thanks for posting the link. I watched all 4. Best wishes, Bryan Duckworth.

Thank you to all who helped answer my question. It would appear that Mr. Siminoff's book is certainly the best place to start.

Dear Ignatius, I have now in my shop a violin labeled "Gibson, violin makers, Kalamazoo Michigan, V-15-541. It is the second violin I have seen with a Gibson label. Label aside I allways though...

I am a violin maker now building my first F-5 per the Siminoff book. Should I regard all of Mr. Siminoff's methods as being the best ways to go about things--Or--are there alternate methods I should...