User talk:SmoothMcGrooves/sandbox

The articles focuses on the construction of string instruments and does a good job of turning a complex process into brief paragraphs. The photos are very useful and almost necessary. I would recommend adding a picture of a mandolin as well as hyperlinking it to the already existing mandolin wikipedia page.

It would be useful to add a short introductory section, clarifying what the topic of the article is on. I am curious as to how the type of wood affects sound production. Also what kind of strings are there? How does the size of the instrument also effect sound? Maybe you can elaborate on the components of construction (wood, string, size, shape, etc.)

There appears to be wikipedia articles that covers construction of violin and mandolins, so maybe should consider a different perspective. Like I mentioned, could focus more components of construction. Ki husky (talk) 17:24, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Peer Review: This "Construction" section for the "Luthier" article provides a good concise overview of the making of guitars, violins, and mandolins. Here are a few of my suggestions: - Add an introductory sentence after the Construction heading, connecting the topic of "Luthier" to your overview of instrument construction. Is there a reason these three particular instruments are the ones being described? I would suggest making this clear in the introductory sentence. - Add more Wikipedia links. There are articles for these instruments, violin construction, etc., lead the reader to these sources if they want more information. - I think your second image needs to be in English since this is the English Wikipedia. - Could some of this information be summarized in a table? The various instrument parts (neck, pegs, etc) and how they are made for each instrument? - Some references may not meet the Wikipedia standards for scholarly websites, though I am not really familiar with the guidelines for music pages. For example, on makingtheviolin.com, on the FAQ page, the author mentions a different publication called "the art of violin making" where a lot of info came from. If you can track this down, maybe it would be a better source? KersteM (talk) 18:41, 30 March 2018 (UTC)