Violin maker keeps family tradition alive
<p><span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Maxham">Maxham</span>, 23, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="crafting">crafting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>“<span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>. "<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="violins">violins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inseparable">inseparable</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violins">violins</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.”</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="violins">violins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1800<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violinist">violinist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> - <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="craftsman">craftsman</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p>'<span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>,” <span word="Maxham">Maxham</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Maxham">Maxham</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lynchburg">Lynchburg</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="varnishing">varnishing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="Violin">Violin</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="violins">violins</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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