It has been 22 years since
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and opened my own shop. |
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into orderer's hands without having their pictures taken, but here
are a few pictures fortunately taken and left at my hands, and that
I can show them to you on this page.
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Sagittarius = classical
violin 2008 ,
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As you know , this is the
period instrument.
not Baroque , this is classical
violin .
Because the sign of the
violinist who ordered to me
was Sagittarius, so I put these decorations.
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Dcorated cello, Congratulations
on your graduation. ２００８,Spring
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two necks , 5 stringed
cello ＆ Dcorated cello ２００７ november
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At last , I made 5 stirings
cello that is full size. |
From now , I will going to
finish , varnish .
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decorated violin and viola UP！2007,6,24
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| Niimi
Tokuhide 2006(op48) May |
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The violin was ordered by
very famous Japanese composer,
Tokuhide Niimi .
He said to me,
"I'm very satisfied !" |
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decorated cello(Maria)
2006-(op47-vc6)
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This is the third work of decorated cello
that I made. Because the cellist who ordered to me is
lady ,
I put the decorations based on masterpieces
of maestro in Renaissance , Raffaello
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decorated cello(Maria)
2005-(op47
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| Next stage, I am going to draw some pictures , These are some designs that I drew and I was inspired from Raffaello.
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The upper <WHITE CELLO> was played
at 2 places in Morioka in Nov.12th '05.
at"Takuboku
Kenji memorial museum"(one of important cultural assets) and
"Odette plaza hall".
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decorated violin2005〜(op46-vc6) uncompleted
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uncompleted
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uncompleted
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Viol-viola(Shin original) 2005-(op,45-vl6)
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Viol-viola(named by myself)
exhibited in
The 2005 Stringed Instrument
Fair
Self confident produce ordered by
a violinist
(graduated from Tokyo National University
of Fine
c Arts and Music) in Tokyo with generous
words
"Depends on your mindset . .
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It took almost 5 years to finish this produce
including all work from mindset to accomplish
this original viola. (showing up in detail later)
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We,Matsumoto Shin String Shop can serve
you our products of
standard violin, viola, cello.
Adding to those, player's autograph,
owner's signature, emblem,
family crest, decorated instrument and
so on.
Acceptable orders of baroque violin,
viola, cello,
piccolo cello（violoncello piccolo、5stringed
violoncello）,
double stringed cello（ 8stringed ）
as instruments tough to own generally.
E-mail:info@m-stringshop.com（Please
contact us.）
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Amaneko Viola（Amaneko /original name
of this cat）2005 ( inlaid instrument )-( op,44-vl5)
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Amaneko series 2nd stringed instrument
Mr. Mitsuhiro Amada attracts a lot of fans with
not only player but also painter（known by”Amaneko
collection "）.His original character was used on viola
this time too.
Amaneko playing viola as decoration (allowed to
use Amaneko character)（showing up in detail later）
（decorated viola）
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a full member of Japan String Instrument Makers Association (JSIMA),
the most authoritative instrument association in Japan.
And also, a member of Japanese string teachers association(JASTA)
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Martin-August 2004
violoncello ( inlaid instrument )-Bland New ! ( op,43-vc5)
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Who will
be this instrument's owner ?
You ,
he ,she ...or...
In 2004,this
instrument was introduced by Mr.Martin Storey at Morioka/Kenji&Takuboku
memorial museum (on Aug.28th) and Morioka cultural hall/Malios(on
Sep.5th) with the music of Bach(Six Suites for Solo Cello).
He came
to Morioka with his wife ,Kanako Ito(violinist,2nd award at Geneva
international contest,concert mistress of Kansas city orchestra).
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There were
4 concerts held in Morioka (Kenji&Takuboku memorial museum
/Morioka cultural hall),Miyako and Miyagi.
The concert
at Kenji&Takuboku memorial museum was started with the unaccompanied
solo cello of Bach continued to the duo with a violin played by
Kanako Ito.
The strings
blasting in first class made us feel melting into moments of felicity.
"exhibition
of Alphonse Mucha"called flores of Art Nouveau
was held there.Playing in space of Alphonse Mucha's works seemed
like a proverb "Meeting only once in a lifetime"
If
you click upper red part,you can see Mr.Martin Storey's
playing violon cello in front of Mucha's works.(videotaped in
reheasal not in real stage prohibited videotaping)
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click
here!
You
can see the whole of this instrument !
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click
here ! You can know how I drew and how I painted ●
The second cello made in 2004.
Inlaid work with white shells.
It's been over ten years since the last time I worked on an inlaid
instrument.
It was such an exhaustive work for me physically and mentally.
Please try to imagine how this instrument would sound…
Actually this cello has already been played at different concerts
by Mr. Martin Storey
with a chamber orchestra and with a large orchestra.
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When
Martin Storey played this in the concert, the decorations was not
done on the rib yet.
I finished decorations
after removing varnish on the neck and the rib. The picture on
the left shows the final form of "Martin-August"
I painted decorations based
on masterpieces of a maestro in Renaissance, Michelangeli.
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I
really appreciate at many people( about 3000) coming to "The
2004 Stringed Instrument Fair"for 3days.
Thank
you for giving this cello nice power through test playing by not
only amateurs but professional.
This cello
seemed to become more powerful.
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Angel ( La Scuola
di Atene ) violoncello 2004 ,4 -Bland New ! ( op,42-vc4 )
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Inlaid cello ordered by Mr. O who graduated from
the master's course at Tokyo University.
An autograph of a person that he has a great respect as his teacher,
and pictures of angels, which I copied from Raffaello's picture,
are drawn on top of the back board. The color of the left one
is close to its actual one.
Take a close look at the part under the finger board, and you
will be able to see something there.
I'll put out its photo later, so please wait for a while. <Inlaid
cello with an autograph on>
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AUI model 2004 ( copied
by the outline and f-hole of Stradivari "BETTS")-Bland
New ! ( op,41)
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Ordered by a lady violinist
Its whole out line and the f-hole being copied from the design
of "BETTS" , one of the Stradivarius collections of
his golden period.
"Stradivarius", so famous for the excellency, has such
variety in the forms, and with the shapes of f-holes.
"BETTS", especially I feel, has sense of feminineness,
so I incorporated the pattern of its design for the violinist.
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For the upper board, I used a wood board that
has a similar grain pattern to the "BETTS" has. And
I also used one solid wood for the back.
The patterns you see on top of the back board is solely original,
and the lines are thinner, and it's finished sensitively, fitting
to the design of "BETTS" <inlaid violin>
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AMANEKO MODEL, violoncello
2003, 12,25 ( op,40-vc3)
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Ordered by an amateur cellist
Mr. U.
He asked Mr. Mitsuhiro Amada, a cellist and painter, and
is known for his "Ama・neko(cats) collections, for some
of his original paintings to be put on his instrument. I
drew these pictures f cats using black resin. (I tried to
trace all the painter's brush touches as faithfully as I
could.)
Mr. U made a kind comment about this violin.
" The pictures are, of course, very attracting, but
beyond that, the essence of this cello is in its tone.
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decorated violin 2003"Northern
Cross"
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My early work, just started working
as a violin maker.
Its finishing looks very amateur in many parts, and this is the
only violin I have kept at my shop.
Just recently, thought of working on this again, and drew some
patterns on it by hand.
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decorated violin 2003"Northern
Land "
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Ordered by a person who lives in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
This violin is a typical model of our shop products.
The person's name is not put on the violin, but a simple design
is laid on the back as a sample to show to other orderers.
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Hellier violin model
1986
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been greatly a significant and special instrument to me. |
| This orderer's name is not carved but hand
-drawn with black resin. |
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Encountering
this instrument was the beginning for me to start aiming to be a
specialist of decorated instruments.
Surely this instrument is the starting point of my shop.
Yet, my instruments are not merely exact copies of Hellier, Stradivari.
Both the outlines and patterns of my works are the originals of
my own. |
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to see the enlarged one |
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Murai 1996(SAKI)
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The "f" ( or sound
) holes are quite long, and both the styles of the " f "
holes and the outline can be described as so-called "Guarneri
Model", yet it is nonetheless my original. |
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Hitomi 1994
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On this violin, I designed
a pattern of a rabbit holding a violin besides her name and arabesques
in accordance with the
orderer's request, and filled resin in the patterns.
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All these patterns are
chiseled, and filld with black resin, mixed with ebony paste.
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I have also inlaid an
emblem of this young lady's high school in the center.
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Mari 1989
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Unfortunately I have this
picture only with me for this violin, only of the bottom part of
the side.
Since the snake is the orderer's sign of Chinese & Japanese
zodiac, it has a design of a snake. |
| Also due to her request, designs
of stars are carved and inlaid on the back, but too bad that no
other pictures are left at hand. |
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Momoko 1/32
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This ( right in the picture
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three-year-old niece, now a college student, had got. This is also
the very first violin I had made since I became independent and
opened up my own shop. |
| The size is, so to speak, "1/
32", much smaller than general, small "1/16" size
available on the market. |
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