Topic: The unfinished master piece

[piersdad]

 

A young lady came to my work shop and showed me 2 violins and a viola.
She asked me what I though of them and could I finish them for her.

She told me that her father was a cabinet maker and had made them 10 years ago but due to ill health was now in a rest home and unable to finish them.

As I ran my fingers over the wood I realized these 3 instruments were indeed very special.
The wood on the backs was an exquisite piece of ripple beach the sort of plank that if you are lucky enough to find such a lovely piece of wood you just had to make it into your  finest masterpiece.

From what she told me her father had come across the piece of wood years before and saved it for something special.
He then taught himself to make violins and  over a couple of years finished 2 sort of good violins not the finest but good for a beginner.
Then the started to use the special plank he had saved for his masterpiece and with exquisite care made 2 violins and a viola from them.

Before he had time to finish the instruments he became sick and they  were put aside till this week when I was shown them.
Well what a honor to finish another craftsman masterpiece.

With great care I completed the few components needed and carefully put a lovely coat of special  violin varnish on them. This took me nearly 2 weeks of loving effort but it was worth it as the 3 instruments had the most lovely sound and when played together they sounded even more beautiful as they complimented each other.

So the next task is to get a couple of players and give this elderly gent a special concert just for him at his rest home..


 

[TheRobberDotCom]

I know this is a rather old topic, but whereabouts are you? I am a keen violinist and anything like this interests me.

[piersdad]

i live in christchurch new zealand  and have been making violins and cellos for the last 17 years
very rewarding to make a fine instrument as you  can bet it will be around long after i am gone.

[TheRobberDotCom]

Hi Piersdad

I am 13 in new Plymouth and have been playing the violin for about the last 10 years.   Would it happen to be you on Bright Sparks?

[piersdad]

yes it is  welcome to  storydad 

[TheRobberDotCom]

whoah - the power of Google. I found your email address on here, Googled your name from it, found your facebook and bebo , and that you have among other things an '37 Austin 8 and a '79 Conzept, and a Trade Me listing of someone who sold one of your cellos.  I'm not a stalker or anything, but the fact you can do that is spooooky.

[piersdad]

google is getting just too smart i get up to 3 hits a day on storydad from the search  'mobility scooter design.
been a pioneer for electric cars  just search NEEV on here and you will get the history