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My "Bob Wallace" Violin
"I'm not going to get that prize ever" I thought many years ago. For the last eight years, I was just another attendee on the sidelines of a parade - sometimes surprised but always happy for the winner. The "Bob Wallace" started to be more than an illusion, I should say, it had become an obsession.
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Award-winning violin maker and restorer Pablo Alfaro sensed a need in the Atlanta market for a high-end violin repair business. He settled in Decatur and soon developed a prestigious clientele.
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At the 2010 VMAAI Convention, Pablo Alfaro's workshop presentation covered several interesting and practical techniques for improving or repairing stringed instruments.
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Alfaro viola played by Teng Li, principal violist at LA Phil at the Fifth Annual Contemporary American Violin and Bow Maker Exhibition held by Metzler Violin Shop.
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