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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000008.txt from 2004/07
From: Jennifer I.Paull <info@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Re: Instrument Manufacturing
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 05:12:46 -0400
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Dear Luis,
You have to be an apprentice for years to learn the skills.
When you know them you can make your own variations upon
the theme - that's how we have diversity in manufacturers,
although certain people have copied the ideas and
measurements of certain others (!)
I don't know where you live, but there are places such as the
Red Wing Technical College in MN where you can certainly
learn repair and probably many basic manufacturing skills.
However, there is nothing like being apprenticed to the
great makers.
Hard job. In today's world, even harder than trying to make
a crust by playing it, I'd wager.
Jennifer
On Friday, July 2, 2004, at 10:43 am, Luis de la Torre wrote:
> I've been curious for awhile as to how people get into
> instrument manufacture? For example, Mark Chudnow told
> me that he learned at the Loree factory in France. Did
> he just go knock on their door and ask for training
> and a job? Did Paul Covey just buy a big hunk of wood
> and try to copy his oboe? I've been curious about the
> whole process sicne I first saw a Rigoutat poster with
> the oboe in various steps of completion.
>
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Jennifer I. Paull, Ph.D.
President
Amoris International
http://www.amoris.com
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