Kentucky Rib Fiddle

Project Details

I started learning to play the violin when after a year I had a shoulder injury. The injury wouldn't let me lift my arm very high. I thought I might still be able to play and learn the fiddle if I held it like an old time fiddle player, against my chest or rib. However, I am not very tall and my arms are not very long so that position never felt comfortable. So I thought I would make a fiddle with the end cropped and designed to fit against the chest or rib. The body is slightly wider and deeper to make up the internal air volume. So we will see if this can allow me to continue to play... If you or anyone you know would be interested in a fiddle like this I think it would be fun to make another.