oh crap...

couldn't sleep as usual, 

ended up reading Jon Ronson's "The Psychopath Test"

not very comforting.i have symptoms?

i might be a nut job after all!

on the Hare test:
i might have item#2, grandiose sense of self-worth
or item#3 prone to boredom
or item#6, lack of remorse or guilt
or itme#13, lack of realistic long-term goals
or item#16, unable to accept responsibility for oneself

there goes my 40 winks. 

my ennui isn't helping. i am reminded of Sickert to make matters worst. 

should not read late at night.

moving on...

buttons buttons buttons

i like squidly things

 

and please prepare for zombies, now that the rapture has begun... wait, did it begin yet?

here's the viola race: 

24. The Viola Race from Cliphead on Vimeo.

lost in space

where am i?

blogging about fiddle making feels isolated and a little ancient.. its like talking to yourself on a string telephone. you could talk on one end and run real fast to the other end to answer back.

lastest viola:

model: twisted gaspar, 15 1/4"

bent stika top, 2 piece

poplar (home depot) back

neck/sides of cheap maple

meanwhile...
16 1/2", bent 2 piece stika top as usual, carved 1-piece maple back.

and now, a few shots of a real viola by Wallin:

love the form.. very clean and elegant
  

looks to be pear... maybe?

nice...

i need to have my eyes checked...