The Bozeman courier., February 27, 1924, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

About The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954

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FARMER LAD WITH NO TRAIN-'
ING TURNS ARTISAN AND
MAKES INSTRUMENTS
Perfect Tone
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Master of Them All, Makes Up
His Mind He Can
Bozeman "Jack of All Trades
'lake V iolin
Instrument of
and Turns Out
Beautiful Tone.
It will probably come as a distinct
surprise to a vast majority of the
people of Bozeman ami Galatin coun
ty to learn that there is in the coun-1
ty seat a young man who, having been
horn and reared on a farm and not
possessing technical training of any
kind, is
that have been pronounced by instruc
tors on the violin to be perfect instru
ments, both in tone and in artistic
turning out finished violins
The young man is Claude C. Gilles
pie, who is engaged in the Morton
shoe repair and auto top repair busi
workmanship.
ness on South Willson avenue near
Main street. Three of his instruments
are in daily use by violin instructors,
m as follows: Miss Fay Ridding,
Spokane, Wash.; Ed. Hammer, of Ne
vada, Mo., and Ray Ashley, of Mila,
Mo. A fourth instrument was com
pleted by Mr. Gillespie several weeks
ago. It will be allowed to season
and dry out before being either stain
ed, varnished and hand rubbed,
worked out in the natural finish. The
back and side walls of this violin
of seasoned biich, the top is of fine
grained native spruce; the neck is
old maple, while the fret board, keys
and tail piece are of genuine ebony
purchased from the supply depart
ment of the Orton Brothers' music
house in this city.
Wants Public to View Work
A similar instrument is now in pro
cess of construction by Mr. Gillespie,
the hollowing out of the birch back
piece having been started Monday
While his time is pretty
morning.
thoroughly taken up with his auto |
top repair work, his spare moments
being given over to violin making, he
always seems to find time to explain
in his simple, direct woy to those who
are at all interested, the details ot
violin manufacture by hand, without
special tools or machinery of any
kind.
You can say for me,'' said Mr.
Gillespie to The Courier man, "that I
will be glad to show my work to any
one who is interested in handicraft in
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wood, especially in violin making, and
will be glad to e plain my methods
and answer any questions <m the sub
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ject within my knowledge.
Mr. Gillespie, having recently heard
of a small quantity of very old juni-jall
per wood being found on npner Mill
creek in Park county, and which is
being used by the William S" d •
& Son cabinet shop in Livingston in
the manufacture by them of ps.
and floor lamps, decorative candle
sticks ,trays, and the like, has written
to the Livingston firm with a view of
securing enough of the beautiful and
precious "Claret and Rhine wine"
colored wood, some of which is known
to he approximately 400 years ol 1, to
make what he is confident will be the
first violin in the history of music;in
to be constructed entirely of that ina
terial.
Explains His Methods
For the benefit of the re;
The Bozeman Courier, who î" u y Le
interested in the subject, and i r the
benefit of those who did not know
there was a violin maker in the en
tire northwestern country between
K'nneapolis and Seattle, Mr. Gilles
pie has prepared a short article, de
;scrihinç in detail^ the methods he uses
i:u making Cf à violin, and which
he believes can be followed with con
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who,
siderable success by anyone
whether he is musically inclined or
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not, is at all handy with small tools
and possessed of just a trifle more
than the usual allotment of human
patience.
Mr. Gillespie's article,
is published in full I
details of preparation of the wood and
the various processes of manufacture, !
keeping in mind the fact that the j
smoothness and perfection of the fin
ished product determines the smooth
■ ness or harshness of the instrument. ?
I am quite sure that by following
these few simple directions, a per
son of average ability will be able to
construct a violin that will be a sur
j prise to the maker in both artistic (
! appearance and beauty and softness (
1 of tone.
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Biuld a Violin,
as follows:
At first thought, the building of
a violin might appear to the unin
itiated as a most difficult task, It is,
however, comparatively simple, pro
vided one takes the time to study the
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Only Few Tools Needed
For the benefit of the boys and
— girls who will read this in The Courier,
I shall give a few' of the secrets I
have discovered in manufacturing
j violins of good appearance and fine
tone - The t0( d s needed are very few;
a pau £ e > or snift N Chisel; a plane, and
a stro u saw are th e really neces
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sary ones.
Before beginning work, be sure
(that your tools are in perfect shape
and sharp, otherwise you will not be
able to do good work. The material
1 needed is a piece of spruce, 8 by 15
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I inches, and five-eighths of an inch
j in thickness for the top, and a piece j
of birch or maple, of the same di- !
mensions, for the back of the violin.
, Native spruce, well seasoned, makes
j a top piece that is beautiful in ap
pearance and soft and mellow' in musi
tcal tone and timbre.
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j a piece of birch or maple, one and
one-quarter inch wide, and one-six
• teenth in thickness. First, you get
your pattern from another violin, put -1
Side Walls Explained
For the side walls, you will need j
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; ting the drawing over your wood to
, trace its outline, and then sawing out
the form with a scroll saw' to the
shape of the instrument, leaving one
sixteenth of an inch all around for
final finish, including sandpapering.
J Then true up your piece of material;
I then, with a pair of dividers, or a
P enc ^ gauge, draw a line around it,
! one-quarter-inch from the edge; then,
with your chisel and plane, work off
with an awl to line, getting a perfect
shape for top and back.
"After this is done you are ready
to work out the inside. Be sure to i
y° ur work, so as not to mar your
wood. Now', draw a line on the other
use a piece of cloth or felt under
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side, one-half-inch from the edge,!
or i leaving it heavier of thicker at each
| em I an( ^ corners,
is j are ready to work, or hollow, out the
inside. Use your chisel and gauge to
of
Now you
rough it out, then smooth with sand ;
The thickness should be one
paper.
sixteenth of an inch all around, from j
your line out to about one inch,
then one-eighth inch thick through j
the center.
Now, you are ready to cut your
'F' holes. Be sure you get them in
the right position. Now, as I don't
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use any liner-strips on the inside of 1
my side walls, you draw another line j
just one-quarter-ineh from the edge ;
then cut a square shoulder, one-six-,
teenth of an inch deep around your,
work.
This gives your side walls a
good support, and also gives a double
surface for your glue. After you
have both top and back worked out,,
you are ready to cut your end and
corner blocks. For the large end a
block 2 1-2 inches long and 1-2 inch
is worked to an oval, and for the op- 1
posite end 2-inch and 1-2 inch in
thickness, worked to an oval to fit j
the shape of the side wals. \ our
corner blocks need not be very large
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in your block where the nee*,
fits into cut 1-4 inch in, groove dove
tail like for your neck to fit into. Be
»sure your end and corner blocks are
of the same length.
How to Glue Bass Bar
bass has three-eighths of an inch thick
the center and tapering to very
You are now ready to glue in your
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ior.thin ends and is about nine inches
, long. This bn • Mould be glued firmly
just inside t! F' hole, and directly
under the bar* .ing. You are now.
ready to glue yovr corner blocks. First
glue them to the back piece, clamping ,
firmly and allowing ample time for the 1
! glue to dry, using a good grade of
.lue. Then place your top piece on
correct position and glue likewise,
1 Allow to dry thoroughly, then scratch
j off all surplus glue.
"You are now ready for your side
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walls. Find the exact length of your ;
material, allowing one-sixteenth of an
inch to extend over the two center
corner blocks, cutting your ends per
fectly square. To bend to right shape ;
take a piece of hollow pipe, heated
with an alcohol lamp or torch. Wet
your material in hot water, then take
a piece of sheet lead and little wider
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terial
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the sidewalls. Bend your ma
over your binding iron,
1 bending lead bar at sftivie time, until
\ the desired shape is secured.
After you have all the pieces shap
ed you are ? *ay to insert them in
their proper / is. First glue in the
two small pieces, then the large end,
etc. Now you are ready for your
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neck. You can buy your neck piece,
finger board and keys at the local
music store. Work the neck until it
tight in the dovetail grove and
glue firmly, then scratch off all sur
plus glue and sandpaper to a fin
ished surface. Then glue on your
finger board and sandpaper smooth,
and you are ready for the stain and
varnish, using a good grade of finish
ing liquids.
"If you will carefully follow these
few instructions you will no doubt
have a good musical instrument, which
will be neat in appearance, good in
tone quality, and which should con
stantly improve with age and proper
care.
WOOL MARKET IS
GAINING STRENGTH
HEAR HOUSES TRYING HARD TO
HOLD DOWN RISING PRICES
IN FACE OF SHORTAGE
Boston, Mass., Feb. 23.—The wool
market seems to be strong in all lines
and a very fair volume of business
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TEAM GREYS, 5 years old; Wt. 3000
ROAN GELDING, 4 years old; Wt. 1500
BUCKSKIN GELDING, 4 years old; Wt. 1500
BAY MARE. 4 years old; Wt. 1400
ROAN MARE, smooth mouth; Wt. 1500
BLACK GELDINGS, 3 years old
FILLEYS, 2 years old
ROAN COLT, 1 year old
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2 5-FT. DEERING MOWERS
1 DEERING 10-FT. SULKY RAKE
1 OSBORN DISC HARROW, 16-16
1 3-SEC. STEEL HARROW, with cart
1 P. & 0. DIAMOND GANG PLOW. 12-IN.
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1 INTERNATIONAL SWING STACKER
2 INTERNATIONAL 4-WHEEL BUCK RAKES
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has been transacted during the week.
Medium wools, especially % and «
slightly firmer.
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blood combing, are
Sales of % blood combing in
grease, similar to Ohio and Pennsyl
vania, have been consumated at 56c.
houses are holding
However, many
firm for 57c. Staple wools are
demand and held at very firm
Vt blood territory wools have
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some
prices.
advanced slightly, some houses hold
for 1c to 3c scoured, above the j
figure quoted last week. Substitutes 1 j
are showing a good volume of busi- j
ness at slightly firmer prices. The
opening of the heavyweights in the
goods market during the past week
to have created a favorable im
ing
sems
among several
industry. Some
pression thus far
branches of the
members of the trade believe that the
ultimate effect of the opening of the
market will be very beneficial. Otner
houses state that it will be impossible
for the manufacturer to maintain the
any length _ of |
Foreign wools are showing a
opening prices for
time.
slight upward tendency in both the
Montevideo and Buenos Aires stocks.
Fleeces have show'n a fair business
during the week,
grades are in
% combing fleeces similar to Ohio
and Pennsylvania have moved at 56c
The \ and Va blood
considerable demand.
.. „„ aep v> u t most houses are
the grease but
holding firm for ,,
^ territory wools continue to be
j_ , rood demand. Prices arc very
firm, especially on the medium a„J
lower grades. % blood staple which
recently for $1-32 per pound
being held firm at around
$1.35 per pound by several houses,
The volume of sales among the staple
although not large, has been
the various lines
sold quite
scoured is
wools,
we jj distributed in
j ur jng the week,
growing some activity,
twelve months being quoted at $1.33
^ |i.35; eight months at $1-30 to
jj/ 25; fall $1.05 to $1.10 per so uie i
pound.
The wool sale at Brisbane opened
animated market
Texas wools are
fine staple
this week with an
Japan reported buying freely. Prices
slightly firmer than last week. For
thousand bales are being ov
t y -five
fered during the three days of the
Some lots of Australian wool
the local market early are
said to have changed hands sightly
costs. A good
sale.
bought
on
below replacement
volume of business during the week
Zeland, Australian
The local market for
on spot New'
cross-breeds.
South American wools has been quite
Prices are
active during the week,
slightly firmer in several lines.
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stocks of tn,. grad, -
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