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Changement_cordes
CHANGING STRINGS  Several elements directly influence the quality of the sound production of the instrument, the fact remains that the strings play a primordial role. They are first of all the ones which produce the vibration which will be transmitted...
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Histoire brève du violon
It took several years and the gradual evolution of multiple instruments before we arrived at the invention of the violin as we know it today. The origin of this instrument is still an unresolved subject and raises several questions since...
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Une luthière insère l'âme à l'intérieur d'un violon.
Nowadays, since everything can be bought online, the role of the luthier is changing. Everyone is naturally questioning themselves, the craftsman providing services as well as the musician or the parent of a musician.
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Les outils de l'archetier
Bow making involves various manual disciplines: working with exotic woods of course, but also with leather and precious metals. Here are some of the main tools used in the manufacture of bows, which are almost enough on their own to make a stick.
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