No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other. - Jascha Heifetz
2005, March 31
David Lloyd Rivinus, luthier
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Salvidore Dali? Radically distorted? I don't think so. I would love to see one, in the flesh and try it out. After much hand pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, a student longs for a more humane instrument. Here is a designer concerned with the human side of the equation. Fingers, arms, shoulders, neck, are all considered.
I especially appreciate his drawings and the discussion of design on his website. And, he is interested in materials that spare endangered species and decrease the weight of the instruments (also sparing the player).
From David Rivinus by email March 7, 2005
The name David Lloyd is from his mother's Welsh side of the family.
His father's side was German, with the name Bachmann (man of the stream) which was latinized to Rivinus, a common practice in academic circles.
Quote:
"If you have a listing of Bach works, look up his cantata BWV 36b "Die Freude Reget Sich" and then look at the dedication. You'll get quite a surprise! My family was prominent in Leipzig in the 18th century. Several of my ancestors were professors and administrators at the university and had close ties to the Bach family. One of them was even the Trustee of Bach's will. Another was the godfather of Johann Christian Bach. And a third was Johann Birnbaum who publicly defended Bach from the attacks being leveled at him in the Leipzig press. As a musician and instrument maker, this has been a lot of fun for me!"
BWV 36b Die Freude reget sich
Congratulatory Cantata for the Leipzig scholar Johann Florens Rivinus (probably for his inauguration as Rector of the University).
