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Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 5 (How To Build It Yourself, Sensibly)
lopezhanshaw
  • Dec 10, 2020
  • 12 min

Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 5 (How To Build It Yourself, Sensibly)

I hope this blog series has piqued the reader's interest, such that they might be spurred to do this themself. To that end, I have...
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Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 4
lopezhanshaw
  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 8 min

Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 4

Upon that initial string-up, it's true that the viola played more or less like a viola. But the string action was very high. I had not...
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Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 3
lopezhanshaw
  • Nov 12, 2020
  • 8 min

Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 3

To clarify what follows: I am about as much of a woodworker as I am a violin player. My carpentry isn't at a fine level. I'm also prone...
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Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 2
lopezhanshaw
  • Nov 9, 2020
  • 6 min

Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 2

It's time to dismember the instruments! I have never taken apart a violin-family instrument before, but I've done so with guitars, to...
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Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 1
lopezhanshaw
  • Nov 8, 2020
  • 4 min

Building a Partch Adapted Viola - Part 1

My earlier blog article about chords is destined to lack a sequel for a while longer. Very inconveniently, my understanding of chords as...
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WHY EVEN ARE CHORDS – PART 1
lopezhanshaw
  • Jan 1, 2019
  • 8 min

WHY EVEN ARE CHORDS – PART 1

Chords are everywhere – even where they shouldn’t be, historically speaking. The concept of a “chord” grew out of European polyphony. But...
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