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Hi all,
Sorry about all the problems lately. We doubled the working memory on our server last Saturday and somehow that broke everybody's ability to log in. I think that's been fixed now and hope you all notice better performance for the website.

Sorry about that, the donate button moved to the top and is no longer yellow! Look for the "PP Donations" next to "Quick links", right below our banner.

I bought a Depstech wireless endoscope ($36 from Amazon). It's fine (I don't have any experience with others). The wireless connection to your cellphone uses wifi so you lose any wifi connection while you're using it.

Sorry to hear that Gordon, please accept our deepest condolences.

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We made some changes to the cookie settings and session length settings on Saturday to try to fix this (and be sure to check the "remember me" box when you log in. Let me know if you still see the problem.

I still have the parts from Brian and apologize for letting it languish. If anyone is interested in working on it, please let me know.

Hi all,
Several people have reported this problem but I have not figured it out yet. Will update you when I know more.

What's the setup for exciting the plates?

You can see my build here: https://www.mimf.com//phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1829

I used the GAL plan. I might also add that adding a strap really makes it easier to play.

Sad to say it is still in progress, hope to get back on it this fall sometime. I will be adding some photos then, stay tuned.

I don't have a photo of the neck by itself, but here are a few of the rough in shots.

It's about done, I have to rub out the finish and tie the frets on. Then take it over to my teacher this weekend and get her assessment of it. The graft isn't horrible but not as invisible as I had hoped.

Thanks Fred, if I totally screw it up, I'll contact you. At this point, I have the pegbox attached to the new (mostly carved) neck and am carving out the part of the graft in the pegbox.

The viol I'm working on had Pegheds installed. They worked well but were hard to remove without damage. They have a fine thread (left or right) on the barrel.

It was not a clean break and I cannot get a good mechanical fit, so I will try a neck graft (i.e., make a new neck and splice the old pegbox on to it) as Clay and others have suggested. I got the fingerboard off pretty cleanly so I hope to reuse that. The next question was the body/neck joint. Yes, ...

I got the nut off and noticed that I could wiggle the pegbox (not very much, but freely). So the glue was a non-issue. I did drill out the dowels and was able to pull it apart without much effort at all. IMG_20190710_191114.jpg IMG_20190710_191057.jpg IMG_20190710_191041.jpg IMG_20190710_191033.jpg ...

Hi all, I recently acquired a viola da gamba that had a broken neck with kind of an ugly repair. I believe it to be mechanically strong, but it bugs me and I'm looking for suggestions. I did not spend much for this instrument so not a big deal if I totally wreck it. Pictures below. I'm pretty sure i...

I'm by no means an expert, but here is my build: http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php ... 100#p16813

Anyone familiar with this book "Treatise on the True Art of Making Musical Instruments: A Practical Guide to the Hidden Craft of Enhancing Sound"? Think it's worth the $189 price?

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1791889611