Damaged Areas on David Garrett's Violin
- Cracks running vertical and around sides
- Cracks near f-holes
- Two sound post cracks on the top
- Bass bar crack
- Neck Repair
"If someone has a liver transplant, who are they? A Stradivarius violin with one rib of the six replaced is still a Strad. That said, the necks of all Stradivariuses are relatively new as these wear out - and they are not intrinsic to the sound."
-David Morris (Director of Restorers NY J&A Beare)
Check out this short
interesting article about repairing a recently cracked 1772 Giovani Guadagnini violin. Guadagnini instruments rivals and if not matches the master works of a Stradivarius. The article describes the circumstances under which the violin was damaged and whether or not an extensively repaired instrument can be still claimed as one of the great maker's works.
1 comment:
Will this work with a cheap violin like the ones found at musicalmart.net?
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