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Sometimes when I am holding a nice piece of Tonewood in my hands, I am fascinated by the long way one single piece has come. Years ago, it was part of a tree, which I have discovered in one of our native forests. After the often very amusing conversation with the forest ranger, the beautiful tree gets marked. Then one needs to wait the appropriate time for the careful felling of the tree, between mid-November and mid-January. After the felling, the tree is going to be transported in my workshop and to be cut. We saw every trunk with care and every single piece will be numbered, so even after many years we are able to tell exactly where the wood came from. After the final cutting, the wood may now slowly dry and turn into a great Tonewood worthy to be the basis of a valuable instrument. Sometimes when I am holding a nice piece of Tonewood in my hands, I am fascinated by the long way one single piece has come. Years ago, it was part of a tree, which I have discovered in one of our native forests. After the often very amusing conversation with the forest ranger, the beautiful tree gets marked. Then one needs to wait the appropriate time for the careful felling of the tree, between mid-November and mid-Januar... read more
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