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Crafting wood for creating music; Violin makers consult peers for better results.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 25-OCT-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Crafting wood for creating music; Violin makers consult peers for better results.(BUSINESS)(WASHINGTON AT WORK)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Tom King holds out a stack of wood pieces in one hand, while gently whisking away small flecks of sawdust with the other.

"Here's a violin of the future," he says, smiling.

The wood is Bosnian maple. It is uniquely hard and light - the perfect wood for making a violin that can "sing."

Mr. King makes violins in a workshop located in the basement of his Potomac home. On this day, he is meeting friend and fellow violin maker Gary Frisch to discuss the craft and art of turning plain wood into elegant music.

It is not easy work. Both men have been making violins for more than 20 years but still strive to replicate the work of history's greatest violin makers, like Antonio Stradivari or Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesus.

With those instruments, "there's a great sense...

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