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View Resource Building Musical Instruments

Not many people go around wishing to be the Stradivarius of the hurdy-gurdy, but this website’s instructional materials might just make this dream a reality for some lucky individual. The staff at WannaLearn.com have brought together a set of resources for the aspiring musical instrument craftsperson that will be a source of delight, inspiration, and potentially, future innovation. Within...

http://www.wannalearn.com/Crafts_and_Hobbies/Woodworking/Bui...
View Resource Legendary Cello Found by Nurse Near Dumpster

While sometimes lackadaisical young musicians may be prone to leaving their instrument on a school bus, it is not everyday that a $3.5 million cello, crafted by the revered artisan and craftsman Antonio Stradivari is absent-mindedly forgotten by the principal cellist (one Peter Stumpf) for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. But this is precisely what happened when Mr. Stumpf forgot his cello outside...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2004/0521