Saturday, November 1, 2014

Cuba's Instruments

I'm surprised that one of the places in the world known for music is running low on instruments. Before Cuba's revolution in 1959 many people played violins, cellos, violas, and basses from the workshops of Europe. After the revolution Cuba wasn't able to trade with anyone but the Soviet Union and China (geography). The wood they use are not as high of quality as the rosewood from Europe. So, to make things easier on the country a shop as been opened up in Cuba to make wooden instruments for the country of Cuba. The shop measures (math) and repairs the pegs and strings. The shop has now been opened about three years and has repaired about 400 wooden instruments. The workers of the shop plan to stay opened and hope it can stay open just through donations given.







https://newsela.com/articles/cuba-violins/id/5668/





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  1. UnknownNovember 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    I think it's great that many people are getting their string instruments repaired. I personally think it is wrong and unfair that Cuba cannot trade with most countries because of them being a Communist country. Though, it is amazing that the new instrument repair shop is fixing people's instruments and creating new instruments. Now they can finally play good music with better instruments. I just hope people continue to donate money and resources to fund the repair shop.

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