The Thrill of Violin Making

by Harry S. Wake

"The thrill of making a violin and of hearing it played for the first time is an unbelievable experience. Should you be a player yourself, the experience enjoyed is twofold. In the making of a violin the enjoyment and feeling of accomplishment is so great that the anticipation as you approach the final stages becomes overwhelming and you can think seriously of nothing else until you get your violin finished.

"When the violin is finally completed, you can enjoy your creation and forever recall the pleasure that you had in making it. You can imagine the enjoyment the musician will have in playing fine music on it and the generations of musicians of the future who will have the pleasure of playing it. Think also of future great audiences who will be enthralled by the beautiful sounds that it will continue to produce when in capable hands."

excerpted from "The Fun of Violin Making" by Harry S. Wake in the March, 1986, SCAVM Bulletin.

DATE AND TIME:	Sunday, May 3, 2009, 12:30 p.m.
PLACE:	J. Brown Violin Shop, 232½ N. Indian Hill Blvd. Claremont, CA
BUILDING PROGRAM:	Bent Center Plates
MODERATED BY:	Steven Tinling
INFORMATION PROGRAM:	American Violins Plates
MODERATED BY:	Chasha Frankfurter-Midlin

Interested members are invited to meet at 11:00 for lunch at Heroes Restaurant, 131 Yale Ave in downtown Claremont at 11:30am. We'll see you there.

DATE AND TIME: *** Saturday June 13, 2009, 10:00AM-3:00PM ***
PLACE: Violin Makers Workshop - Claremont College, Claremont, CA.
SPECIAL PROGRAM: *** Membership Choice - Topic Suggestions to Jim Brown ***
MODERATED BY: Robert Cauer*
ADMISSION: Free for SCAVM members, Non-members welcome with $25 admission

*Robert Cauer appears courtesy of the Southern California Violin Making Workshop sponsored by J. Brown, Violin maker.