Martin Wilcox

Electric Violin vs Acoustic Violin

It is all about the sound. A top sounding acoustic violin in a good hall played by a descent violinist is the best sound an electric violin could hope to achieve. However with that in mind, you must also know that the acoustic violin has limitations, after all, it has been around for 400 years with not a whole lot of change until the electric violin came along. The acoustic violin for the most part limits itself to... (posted by Martin 2 years 275 days ago.)

Building an Electric Violin Hollow Body

Hollow body electric violins have their own unique problems in construction even though they consist the same principle structures of traditional acoustic violins. The first step is to develop a design so you can make up a template. Templates should be made out of material that remains stable such as Plexiglas or aluminum. From the template, a mold must be fabricated preferably made from high-density... (posted by Martin 3 years 125 days ago.)