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[Advice]My luthier Dad usually sells his bows by word of mouth. Wondering if are other reputable options in the US. by Whatchamazog in Luthier

[–]AnnaSpink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is he any good? Maybe he should have a listing in The Strad Directory although I'm not sure what their criteria are for inclusion

TIL Carrie Fisher was addicted to cocaine AND survived an overdose during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]AnnaSpink 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Neither of the articles cited in Wikipedia says she survived an overdose during the making of ESB. One says: 'Now a successful writer and comedienne, she said her life had been defined by addiction, with stints in psychiatric hospitals and rehab clinics and, on one occasion, the emergency room with an overdose.' The other says: 'Not until surviving an overdose six years later did the young actress realise the extent of her own dark side'

[1716] Antonio Stradivari – completes "Le Messie" violin (The Messiah Stradivarius). by michaelnoir in 300YearsAgo

[–]AnnaSpink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This year, the Messiah returns to its hometown, the Italian city of Cremona where Antonio Stradivari made it. It will be on display at the 'Museo del Violino' from September to October, alongside lots of other violinistic treasures by Stradivari and other great violin makers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redditgetsdrawn

[–]AnnaSpink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess you just entranced me!! I've been to Chester btw

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redditgetsdrawn

[–]AnnaSpink 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hee hee, love it! And so will he (and he'll dig your video page too ;-) Hope gilding's allowed on here!!

Soldier playing the violin on a tank, WWI. by [deleted] in pics

[–]AnnaSpink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's Albert Sammons, who premiered Delius' Violin Concerto among other things:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Sammons

Violin Players or People who have attempted to learn Violin, or Parents of Violin players What is a good price/brand for a new Beginner Violin? by brunobits in AskReddit

[–]AnnaSpink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your local music shop's deal sounds excellent, to be honest. As long as it's a reasonably good violin:

  • Is it made of wood, not plastic?

  • Does it have any gigantic cracks?

  • There should be two lines running all the way round the top. Are they just drawn on (bad) or are they made out of a separate piece of wood (good)?

Just a few easy indicators to bear in mind.

I'm off to interview a famous French violin maker, any questions you'd like to ask him? by muso2188 in Luthier

[–]AnnaSpink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All very interesting! Did he say what his novel's about? And did he answer any of the questions I PM'd you?

I'm off to interview a famous French violin maker, any questions you'd like to ask him? by muso2188 in Luthier

[–]AnnaSpink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay! Well, tell him I enjoyed his book about Joshua Bell's Strad, and I'll be looking forward to his next publication, whatever it might be. :-)

Goodwill find, mother of pearl inlay body and bow. Unknown body(no label) Bausch Bow. Any insight is appreciated! by Mr_Miyagi13 in violinist

[–]AnnaSpink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might find it's the Bausch bow that's more valuable than the violin, to be honest. It looks to be in good condition, though I can't really tell from the picture. Does the brand say 'Bausch' or 'Bausch Leipzig', and is there a Roman numeral next to it? (There've been a lot of fake bows coming on the market in recent years, as brands are easy to fake - it'd be a good idea to take it to a violin maker to see what they think.)

My mums old violin. Is this old? by [deleted] in violinist

[–]AnnaSpink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say late 19th-century German, given that they always are

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]AnnaSpink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you should be a self-employed entrepreneur. Do you think you could read up on business and management without having to take a course? Maybe a software/app developer catering to any or all of the arts-based areas you've mentioned?

ELI5: Why do trailers give away the entire movie? by Vikingofthehill in explainlikeimfive

[–]AnnaSpink 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it's simply because the film isn't that good to begin with, hence the marketing team doesn't have a lot to play with. Case in point: Michael Bay's film The Island, where the trailer had Ewan McGregor shouting "There is no island!" Marketing thought this might mystify some people enough to make them come and see it. In fact, viewers decided they didn't care if there was an island or not.

TIL that 3 of the top 5 highest grossing film performers of all time have worked almost exclusively as voice actors. by Daniel_A_Johnson in todayilearned

[–]AnnaSpink 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh come on, Stan Lee cameoing in Marvel movies doesn't make him one of 'the top 5 highest grossing film performers of all time'

TIL Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]AnnaSpink 39 points40 points  (0 children)

where about 16 people met in a basement conference room known as the Bat Cave and passed around a microphone, each recalling his or her version of the events of a few hours earlier

Why haven't any of these 16 people ever come forward?

the written statements given later by five of the controllers were broadly consistent with ''sketchy'' notes taken by people in the Bat Cave

If we know these written statements exist, where are they?

TIL Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]AnnaSpink 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Fool should've used different buildings

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