The beautiful figuring of the wood can be seen from the ribs all the way to the elegantly crafted scroll
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These are romantic character pieces with poetic titles such as Unrest - Souvenir - The Thunderstorm - The Gondolier etc
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David Chrapkiewicz (Rapkievian) violin, "Blue", 1990 #120 swap The beautiful figuring of theInspired by his grandfather, award winning violin and viola maker David Ludwik Chrapkiewicz (Rap kye vich) studied violin making with former Mittenwald Shop Master, Alois Vogl, and Raymond Forget in Montreal, Canada (1975 1979). David has been a full time violin maker since 1979, having his own shop in Iowa City (1979 1984), Nashville (1984 1992), the New York City area (1992 1998), the Washington, D. C. area (1998 2020), and now Bar Harbor, Maine