Graduation day

John finished regraduating both the spruce top and the maple back of my 1892 Sahla German fiddle. He also lowered the ribs, adjusted the neck height, and replaced the sound post, bridge, & bass bar. In addition, he rehaired my (backup) Rolland carbon fiber bow. The result is that the Sahla has increased power and clarity, particularly in the upper registers.

Regraduating doesn't increase the market value much, so I won't really get a return on my "investment"; however, it plays noticeably better than before and will sell more easily if I ever choose to do so. I sought a relatively inexpensive, but high quality, backup instrument for situations in which I would have been loathe to use Lorelei, and now I have it.