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| Bow & Instrument Making |
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Suitable wood is the one most important asset for the successful making of stringed instruments. High quality wood as a warrant of fine sound only developes through year-long storage in the right conditions. Having established my own violin making workshop in 1970, I took over the entire stock of Bavarian fir and maple wood from Ludwig Closner of Mittenwald. Part of the stock dates back to the 19th century and is used today by Lena Fischer for the making of both violins and violas. Between 1970 and 1980 I acquired three more logs of fine German fir and maple wood, which had been sawn and split in a wood mill in the Bavarian 'Allgaeu' region. The wood is now stacked in our store awaiting its call from the World of Music. Our works include models of various Italian masters, such as Ferdinand Gagliano, Tommaso Carcassi and Carlo Giuseppe Testore. Our most successful works are models of Guarnerius del Gesu 1742 the original of which was sold by myself.
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 Raw violins without varnish  Storage of fir and maple wood |
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| String Dispatch Service |
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All telephone and email string orders within the EU will be dispatched the same day. Dispatch for order values of € 50 and more will include postage. Orders up to a value of € 50 are charged with € 3 postage and packaging. Invoice payment will be accepted within the EU only. A selection of recommended strings can be view on our Accessories/Strings page. |
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Bow Rehairing
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| An average bow should be rehaired once per year. Christophe Collinet, our bow maker services bows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Bows may be left and collected the same day; we will offer bow rental during servicing. For rehairing we use high quality unbleached white horse hair from Mongolia. For base-bows we use Chinese horse hair, both white and black. The slightly stronger black hair has a better grip, however, may not be as appealing to some musicians. For further expert advice call or visit Christophe Collinet at our work shop. |
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Appraisal See
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Do you want to know more about the value of your instrument or bow? The value of an item is determined by quality of sound, origin and physical condition. Wolf-Dieter Fischer is an expert in the provision of value judgements. Appraisal sees can be arranged by appointment only. How much does it cost to have an instrument appraised? Student instruments of simple construct will not require much time to appraise and we offer value judgements free of charge. Medium and high quality instruments and bows are charged at € 25 for a verbal appraisal. Charges for written certifications wich include photographs (see examples to the right) will depend on the value of the item. The exact amount will be agreed upon after the provision of a verbal appraisal. We will be pleased to provide written certifications from the leading experts in London and Paris, who we liase on a regular basis. |
 Certificate by Wolf-Dieter Fischer |
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 Certificate by B.Millant / Paris |
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