A Tree Story

[kernelbogey]

Martin Handley explores the provenance of the wood which makes a violin, and the processes from tree to instrument.

Sunday Feature tonight, 7 November, 1845 R3.

[AuntDaisy]

Thanks kernelbogey, I'm thoroughly enjoying this fascinating programme - Martin Handley is excellent.

I wonder if they'll post a few photos?
I'd love to see John Dilworth's workshop with partially completed cellos, violas & violins a-hanging.

[jayne lee wilson]

Reminds one of the Brautigam Mozart Piano Concertos on BIS, where each individual issue showed all the stages of making a piano on the CD cover art...

The final issue of Nos 1-4 showed the beautiful complete fortepiano, in the middle of the forest from where the wood had come...

[Joseph K]

Reminds one of the Brautigam Mozart Piano Concertos on BIS, where each individual issue showed all the stages of making a piano on the CD cover art...

The final issue of Nos 1-4 showed the beautiful complete fortepiano, in the middle of the forest from where the wood had come...

I completely overlooked all of that.

[Bryn]

I completely overlooked all of that.

Pay attention at the back there. The story of the Brautigam Mozart Piano Concerto cover images has been the topic of discussion here previously.

[kernelbogey]

I listened to the programme - which was quite interesting, but somehow left me wanting more, and I can't quite put my finger on what that would be. The idea of taking the violin back to the forest from which its wood had been harvested was an inspiring one, though.

[AuntDaisy]

I listened to the programme - which was quite interesting, but somehow left me wanting more, and I can't quite put my finger on what that would be. The idea of taking the violin back to the forest from which its wood had been harvested was an inspiring one, though.

Carved heads & scrolls? Surface finish, varnishing...?
The cat? (What a horrible thought)
I liked the materials science (of wood) & acoustics parts.

Bryn, is this the Brautigam cover discussion? (Or here?)

What, no Brautigam or Barenboim? I concur as regards Viviana Sofronitsky survey. Her set deserves to be much more widely known. It helped to have had her hubby knock her instrument together. A process illustrated on the covers of the individual releases of the Brautigan survey (he used instruments by the same builder).

[Bryn]

. . . Bryn, is this the Brautigam cover discussion? (Or here?)

Those are two of the posts but there are others from other contributors expressing appreciation for the idea of the series of illustrations.

[DracoM]

Excellent prog.