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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Code: VN-C111-27
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Andrew Carruthers Offbeat Series: "X-Fiddle", 2020, Not For Sale | Metzler Violins
Andrew Carruthers Offbeat Series: "X-Fiddle", 2020, Not For Sale | Metzler Violins
CODE: SKU:VN-C111-27
Andrew Carruthers Offbeat Series: The X-Fiddle (2020)
This is part of a quartet of Offbeat instruments we are proud to host from this luthier.
This instrument is not for sale. Our collaboration foregoes traditional sales in lieu of pure inspiration. By loaning these instruments to like-minded artists, we hope they will become catalysts for creativity, connection, and exploration.
If you see exciting possibilities here please reach out to us.
About the Instrument:
This is half of a pair of fiddles cultivated from observed “Chladni Patterns” of vibration on violin plates. When investigating surface carving’s effects on instrument tone, “X” shaped patterns were found to have a beneficial effect on the timbre. This was further developed into the broadly X-shaped fluted pattern used on three of the instruments in the Offbeat Quartet. Other motifs on this fiddle arouse from an interest in recursive patterns found in nature like those in insect wings and leaf veins, as well as in the tracery work in cathedral windows.
Materials:
Back: Plain Maple
Top: Italian Spruce
Neck: Plain Maple
Finish: Oil varnish and pigments
Length: 354 mm
Upper Bouts: 165 mm
Middle: 114 mm
Lower Bouts: 204 mm
About the Maker:
Andrew Carruthers (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein & Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein & Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del Gesù, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many “off-beat” violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of America’s Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.
https://www.andrewcarruthers.com/
If you are seriously interested in commissioning a similar instrument from Mr. Carruthers, please phone us at 818-246-0278.
We will love to help you in person at our shop, but please call, email, or text us to schedule an appointment.
Andrew Carruthers Offbeat Series: The X-Fiddle (2020)
This is part of a quartet of Offbeat instruments we are proud to host from this luthier.
This instrument is not for sale. Our collaboration foregoes traditional sales in lieu of pure inspiration. By loaning these instruments to like-minded artists, we hope they will become catalysts for creativity, connection, and exploration.
If you see exciting possibilities here please reach out to us.
About the Instrument:
This is half of a pair of fiddles cultivated from observed “Chladni Patterns” of vibration on violin plates. When investigating surface carving’s effects on instrument tone, “X” shaped patterns were found to have a beneficial effect on the timbre. This was further developed into the broadly X-shaped fluted pattern used on three of the instruments in the Offbeat Quartet. Other motifs on this fiddle arouse from an interest in recursive patterns found in nature like those in insect wings and leaf veins, as well as in the tracery work in cathedral windows.
Materials:
Back: Plain Maple
Top: Italian Spruce
Neck: Plain Maple
Finish: Oil varnish and pigments
Length: 354 mm
Upper Bouts: 165 mm
Middle: 114 mm
Lower Bouts: 204 mm
About the Maker:
Andrew Carruthers (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein & Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein & Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del Gesù, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many “off-beat” violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of America’s Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.
https://www.andrewcarruthers.com/
If you are seriously interested in commissioning a similar instrument from Mr. Carruthers, please phone us at 818-246-0278.
We will love to help you in person at our shop, but please call, email, or text us to schedule an appointment.