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# Five String Fiddles

Articles and photos of five-string instruments in the violin family: Violins, Violas, Cellos and Double Basses.

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## Posts

- [Blog Posts](https://fivestringfiddles.com/blog-posts/) - Latest (and archived) blog posts.
- [There's a New Five-String Fiddle On the Way!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2026/07/01/new-five-string-fiddle-on-the-way/) - This is my original design from the first five-string fiddle I built. For some reason, it has proved my most popular build, both for tone and playability.
- [Five String Instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/04/26/five-string-instruments/) - The rationale in building five-string instruments, and the differences between 5-string fiddles, 5-string violas, 5-string cellos, and 5-string Double Basses.
- [Varnishing and Assembling the Commissioned 5-String Viola ](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2025/04/14/varnishing-and-assembling-the-commissioned-5-string-viola/) - The changes from raw wood to sealer and from sealed wood to yellow varnish wer amazing. But the subsequent steps move more gently into the final iteration.
- [Resuming Work on an Older Project: 5-String #19](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2025/04/05/resuming-work-on-an-older-project-5-string-19/) - I began this fiddle in 2023, thinking I would "press on" and get it done soon, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to postpone its completion.
- [A Commissioned 5-String Viola For a Swiss Violist ](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2025/03/14/a-commissioned-5-string-viola-for-a-swiss-violist/) - A five-string Viola starts like other instrument. But each instrument is unique: In a commiussioned instrument, the client calls for all the specifics desired.
- [Need More Fiddles! Beginning Six New Five String Fiddles!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/07/31/need-more-fiddles/) - I received orders unexpectedly, leaving me with very little left to offer. So, I am pushing to try and complete six new fiddles, in pairs, by early next year,
- [What Advantages Does a Five-String Viola Offer?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2022/01/05/why-a-five-string-viola/) - A pro-level violist pointed out to me that the Bach Cello Suite #6 simply could not be played in the original key, on a four-string viola. This was news to me!
- [A 5-String Fiddle is Headed "North to Alaska!"](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2022/04/13/a-5-string-fiddle-north-to-alaska/) - A house-brand "Chez les Evêques" 5-string fiddle left for Alaska, April 2nd. Everyone is happy with the transaction, including Me!
- [Lutherie Books Now Available: More to Come, with Time.](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2022/08/18/lutherie-books-available/) - This is the beginning of my "offering" to the reading public, regarding the building of Violin-Family instruments. I will offer more books in the near future.
- [Video Proof! Feedback on the 5-String Viola Conversion!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2022/04/19/conversion-results-feedback/) - He hasn't "spoken up" online yet, (and he may not,) but the music tells me he is happy with the instrument. He has told me so, privately, too, but this is good.
- [Large Handmade Viola Converted to a BIG Five-String Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2022/02/28/five-string-viola-conversion/) - A young man contacted me by phone, over a year ago, asking about a large, five-string viola. I ended up converting one of my 16-1/2" violas to a 5-string.
- [Nearing Completion of Two New Five-String Bluegrass Fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/09/27/five-string-fiddles-nearing-completion/) - After a long hiatus, I'm updating readers regarding the progress on the two 5-string fiddles I began back in July. I'm getting closer to completion, now.
- [Looking Better! Further Progress on Fiddles, as of 8/24/21](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/08/24/further-progress-on-two-fiddles-8-24-21/) - I made slower progress, due to an accident, but I am still on track for a mid-September completion of at least one of these two fiddles.
- [And, the Finish!  (How I complete the varnish and set-up.)](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/08/19/and-the-finish/) - The "magic" of the sealer was that it caused the mineral ground to disappear forever. The Varnish, on the other hand, is a series of relatively small changes.
- [Getting "Closure!" What goes into the final assembly?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/07/31/getting-closure/) - All final shaping must be completed at this point: any humps and hollows have to be smoothed, using a sharp scraper, before the mineral ground is applied.
- [Progress Report on a Custom 5-String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/06/03/a-custom-5-string-fiddle-progress-report/) - Luis Manfio, of Sao Paulo Brazil, once posted a photo-essay on how he carves his scrolls: I imitate his method now, using a saw first, then carving with gouges.
- [New Commissioned Five String Fiddle On the Way!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/05/13/new-commissioned-five-string-fiddle-on-the-way/) - He loved #3, but he did not want that one: He had thought things over, and he wanted one just like it, but built especially for him! (Sure! We can do that!)
- [Five-String Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/03/01/five-string-progress/) - I have been using a pattern modeled after the 1735 "Plowden" Guarneri del Gesu, a lot, lately, so I installed blocks in the mold, bent the ribs, and got going!
- [First Complaint!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/12/21/first-complaint/) - Five String Fiddle turns out to be such a draw that the new owner is running short on sleep! Spends all his time playing the new instrument!
- [Another new 5-String in Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/12/25/another-new-5-string-in-progress/) - This new five-string fiddle is on the same pattern as the commission from a year ago, and is made from wood salvaged from the yard where my wife grew up.
- [New Handmade Five String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/03/19/new-handmade-five-string-fiddle/) - So, here is how it looks today. From here on out, it will be varnish and set-up: It promises to be a great fiddle! (And it did!)
- [Varnishing a New Handmade 5-string Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/03/22/varnishing-a-new-handmade-5-string-fiddle/) - Varnish progress on a 5-string Bluegrass Fiddle by Chet Bishop: sealer, then yellow varnish layers; then color-build and final cover coats of amber varnish.
- [New Venture for me: "The Bread Bag Fiddle" just went "Live!"](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/11/23/new-venture-for-me-the-bread-bag-fiddle-just-went-live/) - "Resurrection of a Dead Violin" is the encouraging story of how a neglected violin was resurrected to begin a new life as the daily player of a gigging fiddler.
- [Another Five String Fiddle in the Works!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/09/30/another-five-string-fiddle-in-the-works/) - In reality, the varnishing process is fairly involved: first, I apply a mineral ground, then a sealer, then I begin varnishing.
- [Finishing Procedure for an Oliver Five String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/10/03/finishing-procedure-for-an-oliver-five-string-fiddle/) - When I began making violins, I was using oil varnishes. Later I switched to Spirit varnishes, and I am still using a spirit varnish.
- [More Progress on a Commissioned 5-String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2023/07/04/more-progress-on-a-commissioned-5-string-fiddle/) - Then, after completing the inside scraping and edge preparation, I installed the front plate, using hot hide glue and spool clamps.
- [New Five-String Fiddle, done and gone!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/12/14/new-five-string-fiddle-done-and-gone/) - He wanted a handmade, luthier-made acoustic five-string violin. I only had two in stock, but he looked at the pictures and asked, "What else have you got?"
- [Newest Development](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/03/13/newest-development/) - I am excited to have one of my five-string fiddles in an important shop in North Carolina! The Violin Shoppe has accepted my 15" 5-string viola.
- [New Five-String Fiddle Completed!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/06/03/new-five-string-fiddle-completed-today/) - The sound on this fiddle is very good: strong, clear, well-balanced across all five strings. Clear, focused C-string.This is possibly my best instrument so far.
- [Progress report: fiddles for Fall of 2021](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/08/03/progress-report-fiddles-for-fall-of-2021/) - The first step, when I am building an instrument, after shaping the blocks is to bend the ribs and linings, and install them using hot hide glue.
- [2021: Two New Five-String Fiddles on the Way](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/01/26/2021-two-new-five-string-fiddles-on-the-way/) - Both sounded great, and both customers are very happy. So that left me wondering which one to do next. The obvious answer: Both!
- [More Progress on the first two of Six Fiddles. (8/9/21)](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/08/09/more-progress-on-the-first-two-of-six-fiddles-8-9-21/) - I use arching templates to establish the shape of the arching, then fair-in the parts in between the templates. Arching has to be right: it affects the sound.
- [Five String Fiddle Finally Complete](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2021/04/10/five-string-fiddle-finally-complete/) - Big voice: deep, clear C-string, perfect balance across all strings.This fiddle will cut through the mix in a band, but can also play pianissimo when needed.
- [New Website Coming!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/09/22/new-website-coming/)
- [Bass Stand, Padded and Secure](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/09/07/bass-stand-padded-and-secure/) - When an instrument is out of sight in a case, it seldom gets played. But outside the case, it could be damaged. This bass stand supplies safety and visibility.
- [Completing a Double Bass Bow](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/08/26/completing-a-double-bass-bow/) - Completing a Double-Bass Bow I had begun six years earlier. Hickory and stainless steel. Next time I will use more "traditional" wood and other materials!
- [Setting up the Bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/08/14/setting-up-the-bass/) - This is how the full set-up of the five-string double bass was carried out.
- [Completing the Varnish](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/08/12/completing-the-varnish/) - Nearly done with the 5-string double bass. The only tasks left are: to fit and install the bridge, file the nut for the string slots, and install the strings!
- [Beginning the Varnish, Proper](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/08/05/beginning-the-varnish-proper/) - My varnish-procedure is the same for all my instruments: but more work on a double bass, because it is so big. This five-string double bass is nearly complete.
- [Beginning the Varnishing Sequence](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/30/beginning-the-varnishing-sequence/) - Varnish preparation means getting the wood shaped correctly and completely smooth, applying the ground and the sealer, and rubbing the instrument smooth again.
- [Closing the Corpus](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/28/closing-the-corpus/) - Closing the corpus of an instrument always is a milestone: the instrument is nearing completion! This bass will be completed in a few weeks!
- [Side access port and Neck set](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/23/side-access-port-and-neck-set/) - Procedure for making and fitting a removable neck and the side access port which makes it possible.
- [Preparing for the Neck-set](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/17/preparing-for-the-neck-set/) - Standard Neck-setting becomes even more complex when the neck is supposed to be removable for travel purposes. This 5-string double bass has a removable neck.
- [Neck, Fingerboard and Fittings](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/13/neck-fingerboard-and-fittings/) - The fingerboard and fittings on this five-string Double bass are Ipe wood. The back, sides, and neck are Oregon Bigleaf Maple. The belly is Sitka Spruce.
- [Both Plates Complete: Front installed!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/11/both-plates-complete-front-installed/) - The completion of the back plate for the five-string double bass was a milestone, as there is an awful lot of physical labor to carving it inside and out.
- [Beginning the Back Plate](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/07/02/beginning-the-back-plate/) - Current progress on the 5-string double bass: back plate arching is a little more than half-done. I will still have to carve the interior. It looks promising.
- [More Work on the Double Bass Plates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/27/more-work-on-the-double-bass-plates/)
- [And, occasionally, Gifts!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/26/and-occasionally-gifts/) - This bentwood bow was made for elderly friends who had given me a pile of fiddleback maple.
- [Homemade Tools for Bass-Carving](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/26/homemade-tools/) - A small selection of homemade tools with which to build a Five-string Double Bass.
- [Beginning the Plates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/10/beginning-the-plates/) - The front plate is secured in a work-cradle: I am removing the waste wood from the outside of the plate, to create the smooth curves of the finished arching.
- [5-string fiddle from bass back](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/10/5-string-fiddle-from-bass-back/) - There were two sections of scrap near the neck, when cutting out the bass back: they will make the backs and necks of two 5-string fiddles.
- [Beginning the Neck](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/06/08/beginning-the-neck/) - The neck and scroll are interesting and enjoyable parts of building any violin-family instrument. This five-string double bass scroll is just much bigger.
- [Back to the Bass!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/05/11/back-to-the-bass/) - Reviving a project I began several years ago. This is a five-string double bass, with a removable neck. It is a huge project compared to any other instrument.
- [16-1/2" 5-string Viola Varnish Sequence](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/05/02/varnish-sequence/) - This is the order of operations I use in varnishing any instrument. This 16-1/2" Five-String Viola is a special treat, because the wood is so pretty.
- [Final woodwork on 5-string 16-1/2" Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/29/final-woodwork-on-5-string-16-1-2-viola/) - Completing the final "woodwork" portion of the 16-1/2" five-string Viola build. The varnish prep and varnishing sequence are next.
- [16-1/2" 5-string Viola nearing completion](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/24/16-1-2-5-string-viola-nearing-completion/) - All the final work is in this post, except shaping the heel, purfling the back plate, and the final edgework. This is viola getting close to being done!
- [Progress moving forward!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/15/progress-moving-forward/) - The 16-1/2" five-string Viola is coming along at a good pace. It is very satisfying to see it coming together as an instrument.
- [More Progress on the 16-1/2" Five-String Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/10/more-progress-on-the-16-1-2-five-string-viola/) - The process of building a 16-1/2" five-string Viola is laborious but rewarding. This is one of the hard parts. If everything else is right it will be rewarding.
- [16-1/2" Five-String Viola Beginning](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/04/16-1-2-five-string-viola-beginning/) - This is the beginning phase of the building of a 16-1/2" five-string Viola. More to come!
- [15" 5-String Viola Completed](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/20/15-5-string-viola-completed/) - It seems as though it has taken a long time, but the 15" 5-string viola is finally complete.
- [Five-string viola Varnishing Process](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/02/beginning-the-varnishing-process/) - This is how I finish my five-string (and other) instruments: I am not instructing anyone else as to what they "ought to" do. This is strictly "show and tell."
- [Five-string viola Scroll and Neck Carving](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/30/scroll-and-neck-carving/) - Carving the Scroll, pegbox & neck of a five-string viola is a challenging and satisfying task in making a violin. It is the signature of the maker's skills.
- [Purfling, Edgework and Scroll on a 15" Five-string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/28/purfling-edgework-and-scroll/) - The purfling & scroll are stressful, in making a 5-string viola or other instruments but they look beautiful when complete, and they showcase the maker's skill.
- [15" 5-string Viola Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/21/15-5-string-viola-progress/) - The little five-string viola is beginning to look like an "instrument," rather than a "collection of pieces." Follow the blog posts to see it reach completion!
- [Another 14" five-string Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/20/another-14-five-string-viola/) - This 5-string viola is an accidental copy. I just was experimenting with how extra-wide lower bouts would affect sound. But it ended up looking like a Tertis!
- [15" 5-string Viola on the way](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/19/15-5-string-viola-on-the-way/) - This 15" 5-string viola has great power, a rich, deep C-string, and is very comfortable to play. The high E and low C allow the player a greater range.
- [Beginning of a "Chez Les Eveques" Five-string fiddle.](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/16/beginning-of-a-chez-les-eveques-fiddle/) - This is the process I follow for all my "Chez les Eveques" instruments. In this case, a five-string fiddle. A very good fiddle for a very reasonable price!
- [New Five-string 14" Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/04/new-five-string-14-viola/) - Wide-bout 14" five-string viola, similar to the Lionel Tertis design, but not by design. The similarity was pointed out to me by a customer.
- [Wintergrass 2020 Exhibit](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/03/03/wintergrass-2020-exhibit/) - Bishop Guitars and Bluefiddles West Wind Strings combined efforts as Bishop Stringed Instruments to share a table at Wintergrass 2020 Bluegrass Festival.
- [Completed Five-String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/02/12/completed-five-string-fiddle/) - Five-string fiddle set-up sequence and the completed instrument. The Big Leaf Maple and Sitka Spruce sound good and look good with the Ipe and Ebony fittings
- [Commissioned 5-String Varnish Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/02/07/commissioned-5-string-varnish-progress/) - Process of varnishing a violin-family instrument, using an Oliver 5-string fiddle, of Oregon Big Leaf Maple and Sitka Spruce. This is a commissioned instrument.
- [Commissioned 5-string fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/02/03/commissioned-5-string-fiddle/) - This is an update on the Five-string Bluegrass Fiddle begun back in December. The corpus is closed now, so I can ready the instrument for varnishing and set-up.
- [Carving the Five-string fiddle Back Plate](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/01/05/working-on-the-back-plate/) - This Five-string fiddle back plate is some of the wildest-grained Big-leaf Maple I have ever used. It will be tough to carve. But it certainly is beautiful!
- [More 5-string Fiddle Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/01/04/more-5-string-fiddle-progress/) - Moving along toward completing a commissioned five-string fiddle.
- [Commissioned Handmade Five-string Fiddle Beginning](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/01/03/commissioned-handmade-five-string-fiddle-beginning/) - Progress report on a new handmade, Oregon five-string fiddle. This an Oliver design, with double purfling and a fleur-de-lis purfling weave on the back plate.
- [New 5-string Commission on the Way!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/12/15/new-commission-on-the-way/) - Folks are beginning to contact me through my new website! This will be a Brand-new, commissioned Oliver 5-string fiddle, of Big Leaf Maple and Englemann Spruce.
- [Violoncello Piccolo Project](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/09/25/violoncello-piccolo-project/) - This is an experimental model, for a client to try. It's a small, traditional five-string violoncello piccolo. It does play well, but is not entirely my work.
- [Five String Cello Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/09/06/five-string-cello-progress/) - An early-style scroll for an early-style 5-string cello; Violoncello Piccolo. I have only seen a few of these, as they are rare. This is an experimental model.
- [5-String Fiddle Linings](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/06/11/linings/) - Linings are critical to the strength and stability of violin-family instruments, including the five-string variants. I prefer willow lining wood.
- [Four Five-String Fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/06/06/four-five-string-fiddles/) - Progress report on four five-string fiddles...two violas, two violins.
- [Why a Five-String Fiddle?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/04/22/why-a-five-string-fiddle/) - Rationale in building five-string fiddles, specifically. Why I build them
- [15" 5-String Viola Varnish Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/04/04/15-5-string-viola-varnish-progress/) - Varnishing is stressful, because it is so easy to ruin, but also very satisfying, as I see the natural beauty of the wood beginning to glow through the varnish.
- [Stolen Violin!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2020/02/28/stolen-violin/) - A beautiful handmade violin was stolen from the maker, Tom Simensen, during the Wintergrass 2020 bluegrass festival, on Saturday, February 22nd, about 6:30 PM.
- [Five String Fiddles in the White](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/07/16/five-string-fiddles-in-the-white/) - "Shop" five-string instruments are imported instruments-in-the-white, carefully completed, varnished, and set-up to high standards for happy customers.
- [Lots of Delays and New Project](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/09/01/lots-of-delays-and-new-project/) - "Life is what actually happens while you are making other plans." Home repair projects set lutherie aside, but I am starting a five-string violoncello piccolo.
- [June 22nd Progress Report](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/06/22/june-22nd-progress-report/) - Current state of affairs for three of the four five-string fiddles "on the bench." The other one will be coming along soon.
- [Aha! Blog posts are now visible!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/2019/06/03/aha-blog-posts-are-now-visible/) - Computers do wonderful things...or sometimes are wonderfully frustrating.

## Pages

- [Home of Five String Fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/) - Five-string violins, violas, cellos and double basses. Articles and photos, new handmade five-string fiddles for sale. Photo-essays of actual builds.
- [Why Would I Need a Five String Cello?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/five-string-cellos/) - Cellos usually have only four strings, but there is a growing popularity for five-string cello, some with a high E string, some with a Low F. Mostly the High E.
- [Chronology](https://fivestringfiddles.com/chronology/) - All the Five-String instruments I have made, in Chronological order (newest to oldest, as you scroll down.) As I get demo videos made, I will post them here.
- [Commissioned Instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/commissioned-instruments/) - If you want a special instrument made for you, call me–see the “Contact me” page–and get your name on the “list.” I do commissions in the order they came in
- [Why Would I Need a Five String Viola?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/five-string-violas/) - Five String Violas are for players who want that BIG viola sound, with the full range of both viola and violin. The player's comfort dictates the actual size.
- [Why Do I Build Five String Fiddles?](https://fivestringfiddles.com/five-string-fiddles/) - Why I build five-string fiddles: Customer demand! There is a growing interest and demand in certain musical circles, notably Jazz, Bluegrass and other bands.
- [Instrument Photos](https://fivestringfiddles.com/instrument-photos/) - People are looking for Photos, not Chronologies. so it's confusing to readers. But I am stuck with it, so the best I can do is add a more obvious link.
- [Books](https://fivestringfiddles.com/books/) - Photo-essays regarding the building of five-string instruments. More to come. The one posted here is a complete, step-by-step five-string fiddle build.
- ["Shop Instruments"](https://fivestringfiddles.com/shop-instruments/) - Some players would like to get a five-string fiddle, but are reluctant to commit to a lot of money on an instrument with which they are not yet familiar.
- [Five String Double Basses](https://fivestringfiddles.com/five-string-double-basses/) - The Five-string double bass eliminates the need for an extension by which to achieve the Low B sound, and the removable neck means it is safely transportable.
- [About Me](https://fivestringfiddles.com/about-me/) - Introducing Chet Bishop, the luthier on this site, as well as "most" other functionaries within the company. My beloved wife is my constant helper and advisor!
- [Bow repair and Re-hair](https://fivestringfiddles.com/bow-repair-and-re-hair/) - This is mainly to redirect you to a fellow who really is good with bows: Darrel Hanks builds, repairs and rehairs bows professionally.
- [Contact me!](https://fivestringfiddles.com/contact-me/)

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- [thickness](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/thickness/)
- [fragile](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/fragile/)
- [rib garland](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/rib-garland/)
- [handmade 5-string fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-5-string-fiddle/)
- [acoustic five string fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/acoustic-five-string-fiddle/)
- [Sitka Spruce](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sitka-spruce/)
- [Englemann Spruce](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/englemann-spruce/)
- [Big Leaf Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/big-leaf-maple/)
- [Spalted Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/spalted-maple/)
- [shop instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/shop-instruments/)
- [Chez les Eveques](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/chez-les-eveques/)
- [White instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/white-instruments/)
- [unfinished instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/unfinished-instruments/)
- [Violoncello Piccolo](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/violoncello-piccolo/)
- [5-string cello](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-cello/)
- [Five string cello scroll](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-cello-scroll/)
- [Piccolo cello](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/piccolo-cello/)
- [cello piccolo](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/cello-piccolo/)
- [five-string cello](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-cello/)
- [five string fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-fiddles/)
- [Oregon woods](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-woods/)
- [Select Wood](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/select-wood/)
- [custom made](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/custom-made/)
- [commission](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/commission/)
- [hand-made instrument](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/hand-made-instrument/)
- [good instrument](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/good-instrument/)
- [handmade instrument](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-instrument/)
- [Five-string instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-instruments/)
- [5-string fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-fiddles/)
- [five-string violas](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-violas/)
- [5-string violas](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-violas/)
- [5-string double bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-double-bass/)
- [five string double bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-double-bass/)
- [wood choices](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/wood-choices/)
- [Oregon Myrtle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-myrtle/)
- [Port Orford Cedar](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/port-orford-cedar/)
- [Ipe](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ipe/)
- [Bubinga](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bubinga/)
- [sbony](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sbony/)
- [maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/maple/)
- [spruce](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/spruce/)
- [sitka](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sitka/)
- [mold](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/mold/)
- [ribs](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ribs/)
- [hot hide glue](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/hot-hide-glue/)
- [Oregon hardwood](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-hardwood/)
- [Oregon spruce](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-spruce/)
- [handmade fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-fiddle/)
- [double purfling](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/double-purfling/)
- [front plate](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/front-plate/)
- [back plate](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/back-plate/)
- [clamps](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/clamps/)
- [bluegrass fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bluegrass-fiddle/)
- [willow blocks](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/willow-blocks/)
- [willow linings](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/willow-linings/)
- [violin](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/violin/)
- [handmade five-string fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-five-string-fiddle/)
- [Oredon wood](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oredon-wood/)
- [Oregon Big Leaf Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-big-leaf-maple/)
- [Bluegrass 5-String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bluegrass-5-string-fiddle/)
- [Varnish Process](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/varnish-process/)
- [Spirit varnish](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/spirit-varnish/)
- [oil varnish](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oil-varnish/)
- [mineral ground](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/mineral-ground/)
- [sealer](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sealer/)
- [Bluegrass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bluegrass/)
- [Ebony](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ebony/)
- [Wintergrass Festival](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/wintergrass-festival/)
- [Bluegrass festival](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bluegrass-festival/)
- [Tom Simensen](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/tom-simensen/)
- [stolen violin](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/stolen-violin/)
- [Wintergrass 2020](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/wintergrass-2020/)
- [Wintergrass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/wintergrass/)
- [hand made](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/hand-made/)
- [Bishop Guitars](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bishop-guitars/)
- [wide bout viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/wide-bout-viola/)
- [14-inch 5-string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/14-inch-5-string-viola/)
- [handmade viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-viola/)
- [one-piece back](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/one-piece-back/)
- [Advanced student instrunments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/advanced-student-instrunments/)
- [shop-made instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/shop-made-instruments/)
- [handmade instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-instruments/)
- [in-the-white instruments](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/in-the-white-instruments/)
- [curly maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/curly-maple/)
- [bass-bar](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bass-bar/)
- [purfling](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/purfling/)
- [curved-sole planes](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/curved-sole-planes/)
- [graduating the plates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/graduating-the-plates/)
- [arching the plates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/arching-the-plates/)
- [f-hole cutter](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/f-hole-cutter/)
- [Lionel Tertis](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/lionel-tertis/)
- [Tertis-style viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/tertis-style-viola/)
- [14" 5-string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/14-5-string-viola/)
- [5-string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-viola/)
- [15" five-string](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/15-five-string/)
- [purfling weave](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/purfling-weave/)
- [Scroll carving](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/scroll-carving/)
- [Varnish preparation](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/varnish-preparation/)
- [scraping](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/scraping/)
- [gypsum](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/gypsum/)
- [rosin](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/rosin/)
- [alcohol](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/alcohol/)
- [turpentine](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/turpentine/)
- [varnish](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/varnish/)
- [15" Five-String Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/15-five-string-viola/)
- [yellow varnish](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/yellow-varnish/)
- [color coats](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/color-coats/)
- [set-up](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/set-up/)
- [European Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/european-maple/)
- [European Spruce](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/european-spruce/)
- [Plates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/plates/)
- [neck](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/neck/)
- [blocks](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/blocks/)
- [arching](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/arching/)
- [graduation](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/graduation/)
- [16-1/2" Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/16-1-2-viola/)
- [16-1/2" 5-string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/16-1-2-5-string-viola/)
- [Europen Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/europen-maple/)
- [Ebony Fingerboard](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ebony-fingerboard/)
- [fingerboard](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/fingerboard/)
- [nut](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/nut/)
- [saddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/saddle/)
- [pegs](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/pegs/)
- [strings](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/strings/)
- [balanced sound](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/balanced-sound/)
- [bridge](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bridge/)
- [soundpost](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/soundpost/)
- [neck-set procedure](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/neck-set-procedure/)
- [graduation procedure](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/graduation-procedure/)
- [corpus closure](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/corpus-closure/)
- [woodworking](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/woodworking/)
- [purfling slot](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/purfling-slot/)
- [purfling channel](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/purfling-channel/)
- [crest](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/crest/)
- [edgework](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/edgework/)
- [raised grain](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/raised-grain/)
- [Tanning process](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/tanning-process/)
- [Sodium nitrite](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sodium-nitrite/)
- [base-coats](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/base-coats/)
- [bending iron](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bending-iron/)
- [five-string](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string/)
- [viola sound](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/viola-sound/)
- [16-1/2" five-string Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/16-1-2-five-string-viola/)
- [five-string doulble bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-doulble-bass/)
- [Handmade Bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-bass/)
- [handmade 5-string double bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-5-string-double-bass/)
- [5/8-size bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-8-size-bass/)
- [Oregon five string fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-five-string-fiddle/)
- [Homemade tools](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/homemade-tools/)
- [Double Bass caliper](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/double-bass-caliper/)
- [Double Bass Scrub plane](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/double-bass-scrub-plane/)
- [bentwood box](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bentwood-box/)
- [Oregon double bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-double-bass/)
- [removable neck](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/removable-neck/)
- [travel bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/travel-bass/)
- [side acess port](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/side-acess-port/)
- [set-up procedure for double bass](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/set-up-procedure-for-double-bass/)
- [archetier](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/archetier/)
- [Bow-making](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bow-making/)
- [Double Bass Bow.](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/double-bass-bow/)
- [bass stand](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bass-stand/)
- [Travel Case](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/travel-case/)
- [St. Ann's Reel](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/st-anns-reel/)
- [Guarneri](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/guarneri/)
- [Oliver](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oliver/)
- [Heavily Flamed Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/heavily-flamed-maple/)
- [5-string bluegrass fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-bluegrass-fiddle/)
- [Oregon Douglas Fir](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oregon-douglas-fir/)
- [Five string fiddle in North Carolina](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-fiddle-in-north-carolina/)
- [five-string bluegrass fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-bluegrass-fiddle/)
- [Ogregon Big Leaf Maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ogregon-big-leaf-maple/)
- [Made in Oregon](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/made-in-oregon/)
- [Luthier Chet Bishop](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/luthier-chet-bishop/)
- [Douglas Fir](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/douglas-fir/)
- [Poplar](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/poplar/)
- [Arching Templates](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/arching-templates/)
- [Dive String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/dive-string-fiddle/)
- [Handmade in Oregon](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-in-oregon/)
- [Douglas Fir front plate](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/douglas-fir-front-plate/)
- [Five String Fiddle Progress](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-fiddle-progress/)
- [New Book](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/new-book/)
- [violin repair](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/violin-repair/)
- [violin rescue](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/violin-rescue/)
- [old fiddle rescue](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/old-fiddle-rescue/)
- [ergonomic viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/ergonomic-viola/)
- [Bach cello suite #6](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/bach-cello-suite-6/)
- [David Rivinus](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/david-rivinus/)
- [5-string conversion](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/5-string-conversion/)
- [handmade five string viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-five-string-viola/)
- [Chez Les Evêques Fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/chez-les-eveques-fiddles/)
- [handmade 5-string fiddles](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handmade-5-string-fiddles/)
- [Five String Fiddle Books](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-fiddle-books/)
- [lutherie Books](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/lutherie-books/)
- [Lutherie coaching](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/lutherie-coaching/)
- [Oliver Five String Fiddle](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/oliver-five-string-fiddle/)
- [Violin Scroll carving](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/violin-scroll-carving/)
- [Five String Fiddle Scroll](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/five-string-fiddle-scroll/)
- [neck-setting](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/neck-setting/)
- [Closing the corpus](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/closing-the-corpus/)
- [Provenance document](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/provenance-document/)
- [quilted maple](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/quilted-maple/)
- [Sonowood](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/sonowood/)
- [Commissioned Instrument](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/commissioned-instrument/)
- [Handcrafted in Oregon](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/handcrafted-in-oregon/)
- [15-3/4" Five-String Viola](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/15-3-4-five-string-viola/)
- [Artisanal Luthier](https://fivestringfiddles.com/tag/artisanal-luthier/)