Images: Behind the scenes with luthier Martin Brunkalla
Brunkalla makes adjustments to the sound post of a violin that was brought in for repair.
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Brunkallas workshop is lined with instruments in different phases of completion.
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Brunkallas workshop is lined with instruments in different phases of completion.
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Some of the tools that Brunkalla uses to make custom string instruments at his Marengo home.
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A violin made from 50,000 year old kauri wood from New Zealand. The wood was milled from one of the most ancient tree species in the world, which had a diameter of more than 24 feet and was pulled from a bog.
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Brunkalla plays one of his handmade dulcimers in his Marengo workshop.
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Brunkalla makes adjustments to the sound of a violin that was brought in for repair.
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Brunkalla estimates it takes about 33 hours for him to make one of his custom bows.
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Brunkallas workshop is lined with instruments in different phases of completion.
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Brunkalla cuts a new sound post for a violin that was brought in for repair.
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Brunkalla makes adjustments to the sound of a violin that was brought in for repair.
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Brunkalla tries to keep the humidity of the workshop in a very defined range.
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Martin Brunkalla looks over plans at his workshop in his Marengo home.
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Brunkalla says that of the violins that he has made, this one, his first, is still his favorite.
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Brunkalla checks to make sure the sound post is in the correct place on a violin that was brought in for repair.
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A violin made from 50,000 year old kauri wood from New Zealand. The wood was milled from one of the most ancient tree species in the world, which had a diameter of more than 24 feet and was pulled from a bog.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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