How Do You Build An Electric Violin?
Building your own electric violin is an exciting activity and less difficult than you might think. You can make your violin simple or complex. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be able to build the electric violin of your dreams. Use an existing violin body–or design our own. It does not have to have a traditional shape. It merely needs to be able to hold the transducer bridge, pickups, strings and tuning pegs. Use plastic, soft wood, or hard wood for the body of your violin. Hard materials will produce a sharper sound. Softer materials will diffuse the vibration of the strings. The body of your violin can be solid or hollow. Do not attach the transducer bridge to the body. Take small blocks of wood and use them to determine where you will place your transducer bridge and violin pickups. When you have decided on the best arrangement, mark and drill the holes you will need to attach the bridge. Understand that the material you chose for the body will determine the types of finishes yo
