As part of a ‘Students stuck at home’ series of videos, luthier Anna Huthmaker introduces us to some of the oddities in her workshop, including a 32nd size violin, the ‘clown’ violin and the ‘super-cool’ violin.
For more in the series, click here.
Read: 10 unusual violins
Read: In Focus: studies of great and unusual stringed instruments
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