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"Even on a dreary Melbourne afternoon, the light streams into the north-facing
violin workshop bearing Martin Paul’s name.
If you peer into the storefront, you’ll find an ode to the beauty of violins.
“There’s often people wandering past and most people have a glance in because
you don’t often walk past a violin shop,” Paul says.
Inside, rows of glossy violins hang from racks above the workshop space, which
Paul jokes is “many years of work”. Cellos rest along the walls, while on the
workshop bench, hand tools are lined up in a neat row.
Paul is a luthier – a maker and repairer of stringed instruments – and the
owner of Martin Paul Fine Instruments in West Melbourne. The store specialises
in repairing and restoring violins, violas, cellos and their bows, and also
sells instruments.
Most of the instruments, some up to 300 years old, are European and British
makes. Older instruments often require a more delicate touch, with their
varnish more aged.
But Paul explains that each instrument requires a different approach, and his
philosophy is to “always respond to what the instrument is doing with your
hands”."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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