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Where science meets art: Positioning the f-holes

2024-08-06T08:31:00

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Inspired by the work of the illustrious Cremonese masters, Alvin Thomas King presents a practical method for modern-day luthiers to position the f-holes on an instrument

Where should a violin maker place the f-holes on a new instrument? In the December 2004 and January 2005 issues of The Strad I proposed a plausible rediscovery of the system used by the classic Cremonese makers. This is the system I have now been using for many years…

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