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In the Thread: Making musical instruments by audio person?

Post Subject: Making musical instruments by audio person?Posted by Romy the Cat on: 3/7/2014

Amy the wife has that notion that I have to make violins. Being with me, listening my constant comments how different technical aspens of audio impacts expressive signatures of sound she developed a feeling that I could be a good violin maker. I do understand where she comes from and I do not necessary disagree with her. I do think that I would very much enjoy making violins and I even think that if I did then I would be a good maker. The problem is that I do not make violins, never did, never even played violins and have absolutely no idea what encompass to make good musical instruments.

Amy insists that I have to try and she is keep looking for violins making seminars, classes etc… Honestly, I am so far from the world of instruments making that I can’t even support conversation on the subject. Still, Amy is indomitable and she bought for me violin making books and yesterdays a big box with violin making kit has arrived. She has a theory that if I make a simple violin from a kit that it might open a Pandora box of my interest in violin making. She might be right or wrong, the problem that I have is that I have no idea what makes sound in violins better or worse, I cannot even make a violin to sound… It would be like asking a deaf person to voice an amplifier….

Anyhow, I wonder if any guys among those who read this site and who feel that that have some control over audio methods have at the same time any experience to make musical instruments? If you do then can you share your observations? In theory to apply some audio methods to let say violin making would be “interesting” but I am so uninformed on the subject of instruments making…

Rgs, Romy the Cat

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