JHL Violins, LLC | Jerry Lynn, Violin Restorer

For a friend who asked about this: This is my rec

“Well, I found your buzz.” . There’s a tradi

A huge thank you (perhaps a bit late) to my luthie

A little PSA to help out a friend: yesterday, I dr

Posted for a friend, might not be here long…. .

These flew by in my stories, I got a great deal of

This is part of a larger job that’s been kicking

Random photos for May, 2022: It’s been a struggl

A friend has been asking about clamping strategies

Today’s overly artsy shot. #digitallutherie #cn

Scenes from this mornings bondo “pour.” I’ve

Scenes from last weeks neck reset that flew by in

This might help someone, or I could be the village

Woodfill. The can read “natural wood” 🤣. #

I had an absolutely fabulous time talking with @ia

Thicknessing thin ebony stock with a file this aft

Throwing this out into the world, for others to ex $Throwing this out into the world, for others to experiment with. As always, be careful with solvents and varnish. . Often, like others, I’ll use a small amount of alcohol to help fracture stubborn glue on portions of tops. Usually, I do this with a small insulin syringe. However, sometimes I want the alcohol to go a bit deeper, and to a very specific spot. . I saw a video a ways back of people doing vodka shots through a sort of ice shoot. I though, “why not for violins?” So, I made a baby alcohol shoot on an opening knife. Looks like it was made in a prison cell, but sometimes my favorite tools look like that. #jhlviolins #luthiery #alcohol #violinrepair #stubbornglue$

A little bit of time traveling: I was gushing to

Over a year ago I did a neck reset on this viola.

This got a lot of questions when I posted in my st