This is my entry for the #monomad challenge.
I'm back again with something that happened a week ago. After going to the house of a forme college professor, I had a pending task of changing the tubing machines of a Venezuelan Cuatro that belongs to her son. He doesn't live in Venezuela anymore, but she likes to keep his thing tidy. I went ahead and charged a very small fee for the job and the price of the new tuning machines.
I bet these older pieces had been in the instrument for more than 10 years without a change. The weather in Cumaná is very humid. Being near the coast doesn't help it one bit. Things get rusty in no time. Have a closer look at the removed tuning machines.
It was quite a trouble to remove the screws since at least one on each machine was rigid because of the rust. And that's almost as strong as welding something. I had to use a hammer to tap these screws keeping th sense of how much strength I'm applying to the whole piece. The head stock could get broken from a hard blow. Fortunately, I could remove all of them without any other trouble. And got the fresh new tuning machines ready to install.
This was a breeze of a job after removing the rusty ones.
I love the idea of how this lady keeps this instrument alive. It is the center of some family reunions in her house. It's a lovely thing it is still in good shape.
Also, wouldn't you know it, this Venezuelan Cuatro was made in the same place I took my luthierie classes. And the same person who taught my teacher. Life has a way to throw some nice tokens of appreciation to you from time to time.
That's all from by the moment. I hope you enjoyed my little photo session of this quick change of tubing machines. There are still more thing to explore in the amazing art of black and white photography related to my craft. And I'm loving it!
Have a great day!
PD. Women are still and by far my best clients. They pay in time and have no qualms about my work nor try to bargain for anything.
All photos were taken by me with my Redmi note 8 smartphone.
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Women in power, always as responsible as you should be. It is good that you have good experiences with women.
On the other hand, it is good that this mother takes care of her son's things, and that she continues to make use of this instrument that gives us some nice tunes.
Good for you, you did your job, you got paid and you took some beautiful black and white pictures.
I am also venturing into this community today.
Women are the best for some kinds of businesses. We men tend to have this weird idea of knowing more than the sellers and artisans. It is a really stupid trait.
Thanks a for your kind words, my friend. I love this quick jobs that pay you upfront. I wish I got more of them in a row.
I saw you posted something. Gonna have a look. See you over there.
What a great job! I didn't know those things were changed, I didn't even know what they were called 🤣, but now that I think about it, it makes a lot of sense.
I love what you do with the "cuatros", I imagine it's something that takes a lot of patience and dedication, plus manual skill, that detail of applying just the right amount of strength seems a bit complicated to me, I would go crazy and surely end up breaking everything hahahaha.
Thank you so much for sharing your work so beautifully 🤗
Ha, ha, ha, ha. Well, these were calling for it. I mean look at them in full colour.
You couldn't even turn them. And one of them was broken.
And the work requires a lot of concentration and knowing how to apply force without being excessive. That's the toughest part. I have broken some things and gotten cuts and a lot of different thing while learning. I'm better off now than when I started. But there's still a long way to go.
Thanks for stopping by!
buenas fotos, buen trabajo, saludos
Muchas gracias por pasar a ver.
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Every detail counts, in life, in creation and in music. I loved the photos!
Indeed! Thanks for stopping by! ✨🙏🏻
¿Sabes algo? Tengo un gusto particular por las fotografías en blanco y negro es que, no sé, siento que los detalles se perciben mejor en comparación a una fotografía a full color. Y de hecho, la primera fotografía de este post tiene esa magia particular que posiblemente no se hubiese distinguido a color, ¡me encanta! A blanco y negro, es como si incluso pudiese escuchar el sonido de la cuerdas del cuatro.
Y vaya coincidencia la del origen del cuatro. Sin duda, la vida es como un pequeño círculo.
Ah, bueno. Eso es un detalle muy interesante. Cada quien trae una lectura diferente al tipo de arte que encuentra. Eso del sonido es la primera vez que lo dicen. A mí en particular me encanta la textura de la madera y este filtro resalta todo eso. Es como echar barniz sin echarlo. Seguro que hasta sirve para detectar errores.
Y sí, curiosamente hay otras coincidencias de este tipo entre mi tocayo el maestro luthier y yo. Son cosas para reírse. Pero Cumaná es bien pequeña y eso es bien común por acá.