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violin
violin Stringed instrument. It is thought to have derived from the
lira da braccio, a Renaissance bowed instrument, and the rebec. It was perfected in Italy by the
Amati,
Stradivari, and Guarneri families between 1650 and 1740. The body is assembled from curved, wooden panels, the front pierced by two
f-shaped sound-holes. Four taut strings are played by drawing a bow across them, or sometimes by plucking them with the fingers (pizzicato).
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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VIOLIN LESSONS; Fine instrument reawakens as legacy of former master.(ENTERTAINMENT)(SERIES: VIOLIN LESSONS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...their passion for violins and music. Previous...stories have profiled a violin maker, a concertmaster...principal second violin seat and on the first stand of the first violins, as assistant concertmaster...string of borrowed violins all her musical life...moved up to the first ...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Violins' become young artists' canvas
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 2/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Angela Wator paints her violin earlier this winter...Angela Wator have made two violins their canvas to create...artists have hand-painted violins with their own designs for "A Portrait of Music" violin exhibit sponsored by...Watt's and Wator's violins, like 12 others in the...
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[ Violin maker, Jim Trudeau ]
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 5/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...soon found out that making a violin was not a cheap hobby. The wood alone for a violin can cost the maker $200 or more. Most violins are made from maple, spruce...strings can cost $20. while the violin's pegs are $12. Costs for...
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Violin-Makers of Cremona
Magazine article from: Ambassador; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Three families of violin-makers are responsible...invention of the modern violin," she says. "The...the most sought-after violins to this day came from...instruments, mostly violins, half of which are still...In 1990, a Stradivari violin was sold for a record...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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`VIOLIN' NOT AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Denver Rocky Mountain News Film Critic THE RED VIOLIN Grade: C+ Following a violin through history Rating: Unrated Running time: 126 minutes Among the accomplishments of The Red Violin - a sweeping, ambitious drama - none surpasses...
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Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, Theft, and the Law.
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...among other things, violin theft and the intentional...and description of violins. This book review...discovered that the said violin was falsely labelled...less repute, whose violins at the utmost do...virtues of modern violins made worldwide...deception in the violin trade has ...
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Violin raffle raises cash for orchestra
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 6/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...Orchestra, including this violin painted by JIll Pope...accepts her handpainted violin designed and executed...Mattes Ruggiero. The violins were part of a fundraiser...and actually won two violins, including the violin featuring a portrait...
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Violin maker builds toward a virtuoso performance
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the great Italian violin maker of the Renaissance...desk, hundreds of violins hanging from ceiling...like rock stars, violin makers often adopt...names - has worked as a violin restorer for Reuning & Son Violins in the South End for...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Magic violin.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 9/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...major festival in Wales is celebrating the violin. Karen Price speaks to Madeleine Mitchell...MADELEINE Mitchell has been a fan of the violin for as long as she can remember. And...the instrument, her enthusiasm for the violin has never waned. "I love the fact that...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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WOMAN REHABS VIOLINS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/24/1994; 700+ words
; ...changes any time you open a violin," Wetzel said. She...contributes to the sound the violin produces. In addition...Wetzel also builds violins. She is building her...on it for six years. Violins are usually made from...handed down to her by a violin maker in Miami, where...
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Violin
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...of the first true violins, Andrea Amati...Cremona school of violin making. During the...the 17th century, violin making spread to...world. Although violins have been and are...Asia, most fine violins are handmade by individual...tools required for violin making are the same...
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violin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
violin family of stringed musical instruments having...resonance holes. The instruments of the violin family have been the dominant bowed instruments...plucking the string (see pizzicato ). The violin has always been the most important member...
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Violin Bow
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Violin Bow Background Several types of stringed musical instruments, among them the violin, the viola, and cello, cannot be successfully...concert halls and orchestras became larger, the violin family instruments received subtle modifications...
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violin spider
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
violin spider see brown recluse spider .
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Violin-Steg
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Violin-Steg (Ger.). Vn. bridge.
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