VIDEO: Some strings attached
Instrument makers and their use of natural resources
Alexa C. Kurzius • February 19, 2014
Violin making hasn’t changed in hundreds of years, but access to the natural materials required for the antique craft certainly has. This video explores the recent international regulation of timber species such as ebony as it relates to string makers, like Nathan Slobodkin, an instrument maker from Bangor, Maine.
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Alexa C. Kurzius
Alexa Kurzius has always loved to write. After receiving her B.A. in English and psychology from Johns Hopkins in 2006, she moved to New York and became a pharmaceutical advertising copywriter. It was a delightful awakening; she realized she loved writing about health and had a knack for translating medical jargon into easy-to-understand print and web content. She’s eager to share her experience and to learn all she can about science journalism at SHERP.
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Hats off to whevoer wrote this up and posted it.