
The Musical Instrument Makers Forum
in association with
Bellwood Violin
presents
An Interactive Online Recorder Building Course!

Our first interactive online recorder-building course has started, and enrollment is closed.
Week One - Introduction and Overview
Wood: selection, properties, and preparation
Basic Tools: lathe, turning tools, measuring tools,small chisels, knives, small files. etc.
Specialty Tools: chuck, steady rest for drilling, drills, interior bore gaugesWeek Two - Review Drawings and Make Tools
Make wind way channel scraping and polishing tools
Make specialized measuring tools
Make drill bits, socket bits, and reamersWeek Three - The Bore
Turning the billet
Pilot drilling
Boring, reaming, and finishing the boreWeek Four - Sockets and Turning
Turning the sockets
Making a driving center
Transferring measurement by stepping
Ornamental design optionsWeek Five - Channel and Window
Mapping out windway channel
Opening the window: chisel and knife work
Scoring the channel with a fileWeek Six- More Channel and Window
Rifling the channel to the window
Shaping the roofWeek Seven - Edge and Channel
Edge and cut up
Flaring the channelWeek Eight - Catch Up
Catch-up weekWeek Nine - The Block
Making and fitting the blockWeek Ten - Tone Holes and Tuning
Drilling the tone holes
Philosophy of tuning, temperament, and undercutting
Initial undercutting
Rough tuning
Fine tuning: making an air pressure gaugeWeek Eleven - Finishing Up
Finishing, tweaking, more tuning and voicing