Klarinet Archive - Posting 000299.txt from 2001/09

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Violin Making
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 10:23:39 -0400

On Sat, 8 Sep 2001 17:47:30 EDT, MVinquist@-----.com said:

> On September 6, Tony Pay said:
>
> > All I meant about the violin is that the wood of the body has been
> > manipulated extensively in manufacture -- bent, and so on. It hasn't
> > got like that *naturally*.
>
> Tony -
>
> The back and belly of a violin are not bent. They're carved from
> solid blocks of wood. It's only the sides that are "manipulated" --
> steamed and bent into shape.
>
> Sorry about that.

Well, that's alright, Ken. No need to apologise. It doesn't spoil the
point, because I didn't go into details, and the details arent
important. How about the back of a lute, or mandolin?

Tony
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