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| Lynn Harrell during our 2019 cello tonal comparisons | |
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| Contemporary luthiers making their final adjustments before the exhibition gets underway. |
Thomas Metzler and Cho-Liang Lin |
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| Metzler team preparing the event for the exhibition | Some of the contemporary violins |
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Thomas Metzler gives the welcome speech |
Preview at the American Contemporary Violins tonal comparison event. |
KUSC Kids Discovery Day at the Bowers Museum |
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Thomas Metzler |
Mitch and Jedidjah ready to teach all about strings |
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Jedidjah |
Mitch |
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Past Master Classes and Special Events
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Visiting Czech musicians give an impromptu |
The Mendelssohn Octet gets a read-through. |
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Tom & Barbara with Bernard & Cyril Maillot, |
Danielle Belén compares contemporary Cremonese
violins at Metzler's on April 10, 2011. |
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Richard O'Neill with viola masterclass participants,
2010. |
Violinist David Stenske compares violins at Metzler's annual Italian Violin sale, 2005. |
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David Rivinus, innovator and maker of ergonomic
asymmetrical violins and violas, 2013. |
Gherman Markosian with a Pellegrina viola made by David Rivinus. |
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Janet Horvath, author of 'Playing Less Hurt'
gave a lecture and book-signing, 2010. |
Metzler Violins brings Italian instruments to Las
Vegas for an afternoon of tonal comparisons and sales. |
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Tom Metzler tunes Cremonese instruments before
the Tonal Comparisons at the Nevada School of the Arts on April 19, 2011. |
Russian violinist Daniel Shindaryev (center) plays
an evening of Paganini Caprices from a new edition of these works by Gregory Shir (left). |
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Jonathan Moerschel of the Colburn School and |
Tom Metzler and David Gage of New York work |
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Tom Metzler receives a hand-painted porcelain |
Tom Metzler meets master violin maker Ming-Jiang
Zhu from Guangzhou, China at, of all places, the
Grand Canyon!
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Many of you will remember our shop mascot,
Louis Tourte, who roamed the Metzler Shop
patio for years. At age 25, Louis now tips the
scale at over 100 lbs!
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Klaus Götz, owner of the well-known Götz company,
shows us an old example of "Lapella" violin rosin
at his headquarters in Wernitzgrün, Germany.
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Tom Metzler with Cyril Maillot (of Corelli Strings
and Aubert Lutherie), at a reception at the mayors
palace in Lyon, France.
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The Metzler Family
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Leah Metzler (forground) with cello quartet at
Aspen Music Festival.
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Julia Metzler with parents, after doing well singing
at the Metropolitan Opera Regional Finals.
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Julia Metzler after another Met audition, 2012. |
Tom and Barbara stand in front of the world's
largest cello, in Mirecourt France.
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Tom & Barbara enjoying a California sunset. |
The Metzlers enjoying a dinner in Berlin, 2011.
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Barbara has always been a bird lover! |
A favorite photo of Barbara and her rooster!
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Music follows us everywhere!
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There is always room for cello.
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Julia Metzler following her senior voice recital.
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I always need lots of coffee in San Francisco!
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Metzler family greetings from Dresden .....
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