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FOTO FACTS----------------- .. . in-Tin--- i rTMMHin—11—- - - Courier PhOtnVIOLIN MAKER—lt; traduotuig the arch of a violin huik by I I’JHlh nl an mrli is commonplace task for SUnl«*y lt;«. Newton ut 310 North Iowa avenue, who has more or h*ss “(frown up” with musical inst ruments and who, since childhood, has l**en helping his lather, F.llis \V. Now ton, repair and const met violins. Stanley didn't just (all into the repair of musical Instruments—his father has been at it for to years. When Foto Farts reporter dropped down to the Newtons* basement workshop, Stanley was gluing on the hack of a violin. \s his hands deftly damped spool-like gadgets around the edge of the instrument, lie attempted to explain to the reporter the differences among models such as the \iuati, the Stradivarius, the lt;iermatt models, the Russian, lie |»oiiitcd to such things as differences in “F** holes, in depth and in other measurements, lie told what etti*ot various curxes and hollows in the violin body made on tone and tonal carrying quality, exhibited a freak violin with exaggerated dip near the bottom edge which proves the theory that such dips give sweetness to the tone. Hundreds of violins have been brought to the Newton shop in the last several years to undergo a regradiiation. Many violins have been brought to Ih» varnished. Incidentally, to varnish a violin correctly. It takes atiout 10 weeks, ('sing an oil varnish, the maker makes 10 applications, rubs each application down. \ spirit varnish with alcohol lease may In* applied ic three days. Strangely to the layman, the varnish has a definite effect on tone, as does siring and other items not connected with niusle hv the uninitiated. In the picture above, Stanley is shown working as he talked. The purpose of the spools are. of course, to keep the hack solidly against the sides until the glue has set.
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 02, 1939
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