Monday, January 20, 2014

Tools of the Trade

 Tools to build, maintain, and repair string instruments are neatly arranged in Andy Fein's Fine Violin Shop that I introduced yesterday.


An interesting anecdote: I posted Andy's photo and biographical information on my Flickr blog.  A man whose brother studied with Andy in Chicago years ago recognized his name and the information I supplied.  Indeed a "very small world!"

Celebrate and Practice  Martin Luther King's message on peace, love and equality on this, his special day!

15 comments:

  1. I hope my wife does not see your photos today. She will probably say my tool bench should be as neat as his.

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  2. There are some tools I recognize here and some that I don't.

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  3. The right tools, if you know how to use them, make all the difference in the world. But I could have all these tools and more and couldn't make a three-legged footstool!

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  4. I agree with Dave. Wouldn't it be nice if the tools in our garage were arranged so neatly.
    That is so cool that someone knew if this guy! Small world.

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  5. I was just thinking that it would be nice if my husband kept his workshop as neat as that. Then I read Dave'e comment. Ha! I guess I'm not alone.

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  6. tools of the trade better than 'tools of the tirade' which is how i first read this. :)

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  7. It is a small world, isn't it?

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  8. I don't see a power cord hanging from a single tool. A hands on crafter from the old school.

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  9. I think he must have a super interesting job! Hope we get to see more. :)

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  10. ((Grin)) Women seem to notice the tidiness of these tools. I noticed how clean and shiny they are, too. I'm sure that a careful, precise, and artisan trade like this benefits from this approach. It speaks well for his craft.

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  11. Nice shots. It looks like a labor of love.

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  12. Is it strange that I see these tools and their precise arrangement as works of art as well?

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  13. How gorgeous is the hook that the 'thingy' is hanging on in the second shot.. Lovely to imagine how these tools are used to make these beautiful violins.

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  14. Some tools I recognize.. others I do not.

    Those violins are beautiful. At some point in a future book, I'll be writing a major character who's a classical violinist.

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  15. Love that ornate hook. I could easily find a doodad to hang on it.

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