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Tag Archives: Violin
De Stradivarius lezing online!
Tijdens de afgelopen Gitaarbouwersmeeting in Kootwijkerbroek zijn de lezingen gefilmd. Zo ook mijn stukje over de Stradivarius gitaren! Ik geef deze lezing met enige regelmaat, maar het is nooit twee keer hetzelfde. Voordeel van uit je hoofd werken is dat … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, History, Lectures, Lute, Research, Think different, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Dutch, Education, Fun, History, Ideas, Inspiration, Knowledge, Learning, Lecture, Lectures, Music, Personal, Projects, Research, Sharing, Silly, Stradivari, Technology, Thoughts, Tools, Violin, Work
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Violin Making – a String Quartet –
A nice video with lots of inspiration…
Posted in Documentary, Research, Tools, Woodworking
Tagged Crafts, Creativity, Hands, Ideas, Inspiration, Lutherie, Making, Music, Secrets, Sharing information, Violin, Woodworking
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The 24 violins of the king…
This is a beautiful project…
Posted in Documentary, History, Movies, Think different
Tagged Curiosity, History, Inspiration, Lutherie, Making, Sharing information, Violin
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The modern way of violin making…
Sometimes tradition can only take you so far and mechanisation is needed. The world of violin making is quite opposed to this, especially when Stradivari didn’t use it. In these two clips you see the merits of mechanisation in violin … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Think different, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Fun, Lutherie, Nonsense, Violin, Woodworking
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From garbage to music – meet The Landfill Harmonic
This project is amazing; people living on a garbage dump in Paraguay make instruments from discarded materials. These are then used to learn the kids to play music and form an orchestra. It’s so inspiring to see that, even against … Continue reading
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Tagged Crafts, Creativity, Education, Guitar, Inspiration, Learning, Making, Quality, Recycling, Think different, Thoughts, Value, Violin
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Viola d’Amore
Look at the beautiful process of making a Viola d’Amore by Daniel Ross. The craftsmanship is stunning.
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Tagged Crafts, Creativity, Curiosity, Hands, History, Inspiration, Learning, Lutherie, Making, Tools, Violin, Woodworking
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Instruments for Early Music by Today’s Makers… (1978)
Last week somebody put a set of old interior decorating and architecture books in the little free library. Often these books will stay on the shelves of bookstores for a long time. Because after all, who is interested in 40-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Books, Crafts, Curiosity, Furniture, Guitar, Hands, History, Inspiration, Lute, Lutherie, Making, Sharing information, Violin, Woodworking
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Violin and harpsichord making at Colonial Williamsburg
This documentary from 1976 is great. Making instruments in period costume, using old techniques and proper tools. Yesterday I heard that they are looking for an apprentice harpsichord maker at Colonial Williamsburg. This would be a dream job for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, History, Re-enactment, Research, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged collaboration, Crafts, Harpsichord, History, Learning, Living history, Making, Music, Reënactment, Tools, Violin
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No strings attached
This is just so cool! A short documentary about Brooklyn based musician and instrument maker Ken Butler. I love his non-conventional approach, using everyday objects to make instruments.
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Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Guitar, Ideas, Inspiration, Lutherie, Makers, Making, Violin
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Stradivari Sunday: Sam Zygmuntowicz
A lecture about Stradivari by one if the greatest contemporary violin makers Sam Zygmuntowicz (the other is probably Dmitry Badiarov).
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The Dutch Luthier 