Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Cuba violinmakers battle instrument shortage

In this Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Andres Martinez repairs a viola at the Luthier Workshop of Havana, a state-run workshop where craftsmen make and repair violas, chelos and violins in Havana, Cuba. Martinez and his apprentices repair dozens of instruments a year, make a handful from scratch and train aspiring young fiddle-makers in an attempt to create an indigenous Cuban violin industry. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) HAVANA (AP) — In a light-filled workshop cluttered with tools and pieces of old string instruments, three men carve strips of imported wood and silently measure the angles of violin pegs and viola necks bent out of tune by years of use.








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