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Who stands behind the great musician
Saturday, August 18th, 2007Growing can be a pain, especially when you’re a violinist. Napier Central School’s Olivia Unac, 10, is rapidly outgrowing her three quarter sized violin, and needs a much larger replacement if she’s to reach her lofty goals as a musician.”My arms are getting too long,” Olivia, who has been learning the violin for three years, [...]
Re:“Made In China”
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Over the years I had heard rumors of poor working conditions in China. This is certainly not the case at the two facilities I visited. The Eastman building was originally a clothing factory. The rooms are huge with large windows running the entire length of the walls. Workers, wearing identical Eastman String jackets or aprons [...]
Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin Awarded to Fiddler Ruby Jane Smith
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007By Kevin Shihoten Ruby Jane Smith of Columbus, Mississippi has received the 2007-08 Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin, The Commercial Dispatch reports. A committee headed by Mark O’Connor presented the award to the 12-year-old bluegrass and Americana fiddler at his Strings Conference in San Diego, California on July 27. The violin was made by Jonathan Cooper [...]
The challenge to be a luthier
Sunday, July 29th, 2007Why strive to be an artist? In this brief conspectus I will try to answer the question concerning the art of the violin making and the art of “crafting” the sound. Every violin carries with it something of the soul of the creator – luthier – through the application of his experience, understanding of the [...]
JAPAN : J.S. Bach – Cello suites on the shoulder
Saturday, July 21st, 2007Violinist Dmitry Badiarov will deliver two solo recitals with the cello suites by J.S.Bach numbers 2, 3 and 4 in Japan. The concerts will take place at Omi Gakudo of the Tokyo Opera City on the 29th of May (2006) . . . He will play on the violoncello piccolo da spalla recently reconstructed by [...]
Why the Violin is Endangered
Saturday, July 21st, 2007If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow. The best violin bows are made from pau brasil, a tree from the Brazilian rain forest that has been exploited for 500 years, and was once so economically vital for the red [...]