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Wood Guts and Brass Episodes

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    The Violin

    Violin maker Rowland Ross explains the importance of finding the right materials

  2. The Pipe Organ

    How woodcraft, metalwork, art, and design come together in a complex musical instrument

  3. Piano

    How technology has changed the manufacturing process - but not the components

  4. Oboe

    The importance of African blackwood in the manufacture of the oboe

  5. Lute

    The pear shaped instrument with a peg-box has a history that goes back centuries