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violinist violinJuliet carving FernandinaBeach ameliaIsland violin luthier violinmaking
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Another coat of Greek Pitch Gold in the drying Cabinet
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Dusting with kaolin to clean polishing linseed oil and pumice
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Polishing between varnish coats
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Recent violin repair of a very old violin. It had a Testore label and date 17.. inside. The last digits of the year were missing. Over a year in the works. The most amazing aspect was the sound when finished. It was wonderful
Instagram filter used: Ludwig View in Instagram ⇒ Recent violin repair of a very old violin. It had a Testore label and date 17.. inside. The last digits of the year were missing. Over a year in the works. The …
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Joshua Bell Concert- Dueting with Bob Levine
March 3, 2015, Yesterday Joshua Bell came to Amelia Island for the Amelia Island chamber festival. It was fantastic. He played a full two hours including a set of encores from his Romance of the violin CD. Everyone was ecstatic. …
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Modeling the Violin, Computers the new Apprentices’
In Stradivarius’ day he and other violin makers used apprentices who often paid to work with the master for several years before being able to make their own instruments. These apprentices were initially given the most rudimentary work like sweeping …
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Violin Maker Visit: William Mason Violins Fredricksburg, VA
July 11, 2014: Visiting William Mason Violins, Fredricksburg, VA Today I visited Bill Mason of William Mason Vi). I had met Bill at the Southern Violin Association’s (SVA) annual meeting on May 25th in Atlanta (http://southernviolinassociation.com or on FaceBoohttps://www.facebook.com/SouthernViolinAssociation). The …
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Violin Making: Setting the Bass Bar in Fiona
One of the mysterious steps in violin making is setting the bass bar. There is much discussion about the bar tension, placement, and thickness; all factors that affect the tone of the final instrument. Also all factors that can not …