(tjc)
The fiddle...
A fiddle made by my father...
Fiddle making has been in the family as my grandfather made the fiddles that both my dad and my uncle played all their lives. He made my dads the year he was born (1922) and then my uncles John`s the year he was born (1931)
My dad made the fiddle above, a copy of a Stradivarius Faciebat Anno, 16 years ago (started in 1998, finished in 1999) and not long after he finished it, he passed away. He played the fiddle several times before he became ill... he was very proud of it, it has a really rich, lovely tone to it. He left it to me and his own fiddle (the one made for him by his father) to my brother. I guess I`d better learn to play it now...
The fiddle...
A fiddle made by my father...
Fiddle making has been in the family as my grandfather made the fiddles that both my dad and my uncle played all their lives. He made my dads the year he was born (1922) and then my uncles John`s the year he was born (1931)
My dad made the fiddle above, a copy of a Stradivarius Faciebat Anno, 16 years ago (started in 1998, finished in 1999) and not long after he finished it, he passed away. He played the fiddle several times before he became ill... he was very proud of it, it has a really rich, lovely tone to it. He left it to me and his own fiddle (the one made for him by his father) to my brother. I guess I`d better learn to play it now...