Johnson String Instrument

Season 3 of Ask a Luthier with Jess Fox continues. 🎻

The fingerboard isn’t flat — it’s sculpted. A specific amount of scoop runs under each string, deeper on the G side (more vibration, more clearance needed) and shallower on the E. There’s also a cross-curve that has to match a template consistently. When it doesn’t, both get corrected before the instrument goes back together.

Zlatomir Fung breaks down the foundational bow strokes every cellist needs to know.

It’s now live on the new Carriage House Violins YouTube channel.

👇Watch it now! Link in the comments.👇

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