Welcome to our forum. A Message To Our New and Prospective Members . Check out our Forum Rules. Lets keep this forum an enjoyable place to visit.

Currently working on errors from the latest (SimplePress) forum update. Many issues have been resoled and others are being worked on. Thank you for your patience.

AAA
Avatar
Please consider registering
guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
sp_Search Search
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Forum Scope



Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Search Search
Go to Bottom
sp_Feed Topic RSSsp_TopicIcon
Violin made from Winston Churchill’s cigar box to be auctioned
sp_BlogLink Read the original blog post
Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 (0 votes) 
Avatar
KindaScratchy
Massachusetts
October 21, 2016 - 8:19 pm
Member Since: March 15, 2012
Forum Posts: 1760
sp_Twitter
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
Go to Top
1sp_Permalink sp_Print
0
From http://www.classicfm.com:
Winston Churchill cigar box violin rectangleImage Enlarger
A violin made from the famous Prime Minister’s cigar box is expected to fetch between £500 and £1000 at auction this month.The instrument was made in 1956 by the self-taught violin-maker William Robinson and has the words ‘Made in Havana – Cuba’ on the back.

Read more...

When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low,

I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.

Avatar
coolpinkone
California, the place of my heart
October 22, 2016 - 2:20 pm
Member Since: January 11, 2012
Forum Posts: 4180
sp_UserWebsite
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
Go to Top
2sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

Cool article.... 🙂 @kindascratchy

@cdennyb you might like this too.

🙂

Cheers,

Toni

Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato

sp_Feed All RSS
Go to top
Forum Timezone: America/New_York
Most Users Ever Online: 1287
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 119
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Members Birthdays
sp_BirthdayIcon
Today chendricks, Dan
Upcoming Killerkhezu, Ferret, HDuaneaz, vibaviattigala, BillyG, rsmith6322, Rafael Gonzales, ACDSherlockian, jose6ph, Kody, music_master, K@1t1yn
Top Posters:
ELCBK: 9243
ABitRusty: 4427
Gordon Shumway: 2959
Mad_Wed: 2849
Barry: 2690
Fiddlestix: 2647
stringy: 2507
Oliver: 2439
DanielB: 2379
Mark: 2293
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 3
Members: 31795
Moderators: 0
Admins: 8
Forum Stats:
Groups: 16
Forums: 84
Topics: 10948
Posts: 139488
Newest Members:
crystalhorizon, Jerry, weilina, mackmickey Sp, LaicCdfgen S, Dr_Sandra_Lee S, jamescorrey67, dex469, fufvhe, broohkale S
Administrators: Fiddlerman: 16625, KindaScratchy: 1760, coolpinkone: 4180, BillyG: 3747, JoakimSimplePress: 0, MrsFiddlerman: 2, Jimmie Bjorling: 0, Mouse: 6438