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HeadCheese
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Anne Cole is an American Luthier, whose violas are priced at a mere $18,000 and up. On her site, she goes into great detail on how she produces her artisan-quality instruments.

http://www.annecoleviolinmaker.....rocess.php

Be sure to check out her Violins and Cellos, too. They are quite beautiful!

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I just want to share this with you, just to complement, wich is the same thing that Anne Cole do but by Gliga I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. in the case that the video don't run properly  here is the link

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It's a great documentary and I have seen it several times. Thanks for posting Manny. [Image Can Not Be Found]

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I really love all the making on this instruments, I have even think to become a luthier

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I thought about it too once upon a time. Chances are that I would only enjoy it for a few fiddles though. [Image Can Not Be Found]

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That is true, I am not thinking on that as a seriuos job or a way to get some money, I'd like to do it as a personal project, and maybe for some friends, and just think about it, "you are playing in a orchestra and somebody ask you about your violin, viola or cello, and you answer I made it my self" I want to see that reaction.

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I suppose it would also enable me to adjust my fiddle much easier considering all the knowledge I would gain in building one. Right now I would love to just be able to cut and fit a new sound-post and bridge. I imagine that I can learn making a new bridge easily enough but the sound-post would need some special tools.

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That's the same reason I started looking into Luthier apprenticeships was so that I could work on my own instruments so that if something went wrong, Like the sound post or god forbid a crack in the body, I would then have the knowledge if not the resources to fix it. :)

 

P.S. We finally just hit 1000 posts!  :D

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Hey that's right. Yeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaa. 1000 posts!!!!!

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"P.S. We finally just hit 1000 posts! "

 

 

Well, considering, Pierre,Keith and I are responsible for 60 % of those...LOL, just sayin'

 

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Bach : As the greatest expert and judge of harmony, he liked best to play the viola, with appropriate loudness and softness

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All progress makes me happy at this point. :smile:
Vince is helping a lot too now.

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I'm Trying to.  We just need a bit more oomph in the forums and it should spread like wild fire but until then you're stuck with me :D

 

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