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I am working with some glass artists here in the United States to try and
create a glass violin experimenting with different types of glass, construction
techniques, and even body style. We'll see where all this may lead.
-Dean
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I first heard about the Hario glass violin in 2003 and was thrilled that
there were some glass artists who were able to do it. I traveled to Tokyo in
March of 2004 and met with the Hario Company and performed a concert with Ikuko
Kawai, who has the other Hario glass violin. Along with original music I
have composed, I have included traditional Japanese music on my new CD, World
Glass to honor my new friends in Japan -Dean
"The Hario Corporation has applied the highest degree of glass technology to
make the Hario glass violin for the first time in the world. As for the Hario
glass violin, from conception to completion it took approximately half year, and
14 of our staff from start to completion. At production stage, it began where
the wooden violin is disassembled in order to verify the structure of the
violin. The material quality of heat resistance glass and the individual hand
blowing technology by the skilled craftsmen freely using, it succeeded in the
formation which makes the glass thin and the Hario Violin was born. "
Hario Company Press Release, December 9, 2003
Click here to listen to the glass violin from the World Glass CD
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| The decoration on the side and top of the violin is
actually etched into the glass. |
| My wooden violin weighs only 12 ounces. My Hario
Glass violin weighs 56 ounces, over 3 pounds. |
| The body of the violin is all one piece of glass about
1/4 inch thick. It is hollow inside and has soundholes on top. |
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