Conservation again

[Bandsaw]

I was discussing framing a violin with a customer. I have known this lady for many years. She is a music teacher and imports and sells high quality violins from Austria and Japan. I showed her a picture in a book of a violin mounted on bent rods and lying sort of on it's side. She reacted immediately saying that a violin shouldn't be stored on it's side supported that way. She wanted the violin in the frame vertical and hanging on a leather thong around the scroll at the top. This would allow the violin to expand and contract and remain straight. I recall that when my children were studying at her music school all new violins were packed in paper and hung from a rail on her wall for 2 months before she would sell them. She said they needed to stabilize before the strings were tightened.

I suppose we need to know a little about the item before we stuff it in a frame.

Conservation framing can be confusing - it's not simple.

 

[RoboFramer]

If it is to be framed purely for display, never to be played again, then what's it matter if it is displayed horizontally, vertically or at an angle?

If you want it remove-able so it can be played then that's all worth bearing in mind.

I framed a 22" brass cymbal recently - good job I never had to frame it as it should be played - otherwise I'd've needed a 2ft deep shadowbox instead of a 3" one.

 

[Shayla]

Thanks for taking time to post this, Bandsaw.
I'm thinking it might be a good idea to put it
in a thread with a more specific name. People
do searches based on key words, and the
title of this one might not allow it to be brought
up. I suppose that if a violin is kaput, never to
be played again, such a thing wouldn't matter.
But someone framing a violin that could be played
again might find this most helpful.

 

[Rick Granick]

I framed a 22" brass cymbal recently - good job I never had to frame it as it should be played - otherwise I'd've needed a 2ft deep shadowbox instead of a 3" one.

What was special about the cymbal that they wanted it framed?
Rick

P.S. Hey, Bill (Framer), if you're reading this, did you ever frame that drum you posted recently?