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NewsBeat: Musicians’ Brains Sync Up During Duet
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom LiveScience: The brain waves of two musicians synchronize when they are performing duet, a new study found, suggesting that there’s a neural blueprint for coordinating actions with others. A team of scientists at … Continue reading
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Meet “ratvn” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum
Join the forum discussion on this post• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Hi all, here is Robert, I’m 53 and reside in Kent, Washington State, USA. • … Continue reading
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Meet “StoneDog” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum
Join the forum discussion on this postPlease begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Hi, StoneDog here. I am 62 years on the planet and rocking on. I live in … Continue reading
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Make a Bridge Support for Shipping a Violin
Join the forum discussion on this post To greater insure that the sound-post stays in place on a violin or viola during shipping, you can easily build your own bridge support. This simple cardboard insert (invented by Fiddlerman ;-)) will … Continue reading
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NewsBeat: Violin museum shows off musical heritage of Stradivari’s birthplace
From The Guardian: For about 250 years, from the mid-16th century to the late 1700s, a little town on the banks of the river Po was a music-making capital. It was the birthplace not only of Antonio Stradivari, the still … Continue reading
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NewsBeat: After more than half a century, swan song for Providence violin shop
From the Providence Journal www.projo.com PROVIDENCE — Robert Portukalian has spent the last month trucking 500 violins to his home in Warwick, preparing to close down his Providence Violin Shop at 1279 North Main St. after a run of more … Continue reading
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Meet “Ferret” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum
My name is John Luck (Ferret) and I live in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. I was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1950. My family and I moved to Byron Bay around 30 years ago and am … Continue reading
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NewsBeat: Bedford’s newest Stradivarius: A one-of-a-kind pool
From the Journal News, Westchester, NY (www.lohud.com): Former finance executive Jay Dweck already owns some rare violins — a Guarneri and a Stradivarius — and he just added another to his portfolio. This one, however, is a pool. Make that … Continue reading
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NewsBeat: Missing Stradivarius Violin Found
From PRI’s The World: http://youtu.be/H3i8BIny1qk British police say they believe they have recovered a $1.84 million Stradivarius violin that was taken from acclaimed Korean musician Min-Jin Kym more than two years ago when she was in a sandwich shop near … Continue reading
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NewsBeat: 16th century double bass comes with subwoofer vibes
From The Age: A rare double bass, crafted from spruce and pear wood in the 16th century, but with a ”subwoofer-like quality”, is the latest addition to the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s line-up of historically significant instruments. Made by Gasparo da … Continue reading
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