Amati monographs

[JohnCockburn]

http://www.amati.com/shop/products.php#mono

Anyone indulged?

Opinions?

[Roger Hargrave]

The Brompton's was written by John Dilworth. It is excellent and really worth the money. Actually I had quite a lot of difficult obtaining a copy.

[JohnCockburn]

Thanks, Roger, but I guess you're talking about the dictionary of makers?

I was asking about the series of monographs, each dedicated to an individual instrument.

cheers

john

[Omobono]

Actually i quite like the "Amati" Box. 

I have to travel with a couple of instruments soon and this seems a good option for packing.

 

[Roger Hargrave]

Thanks, Roger, but I guess you're talking about the dictionary of makers?

I was asking about the series of monographs, each dedicated to an individual instrument.

cheers

john

 

Sorry, but I cannot help you with those. This is the first I knew of them.

[Ratcliffiddles]

Monographs also lso by John Dilworth 

[Urban Luthier]

there is a sample on the site, the photography looks excellent

[Ratcliffiddles]

there is a sample on the site, the photography looks excellent

 

Yes, Jan Rohrmann is pretty good!...

[Ben Hebbert]

Actually i quite like the "Amati" Box. 

I have to travel with a couple of instruments soon and this seems a good option for packing.

 

 

The boxes work impressively well... one of the assistants knocked one off a chair with a violin in it at the last Amati exhibition - I ran forwards to catch it, but when I realised I didn't have a hope of getting there in time, I stepped back and admired how it bounced! Clever idea! I think they're happy to flog 'em separately.

[David Burgess]

The boxes work impressively well... one of the assistants knocked one off a chair with a violin in it at the last Amati exhibition - I ran forwards to catch it, but when I realised I didn't have a hope of getting there in time, I stepped back and admired how it bounced! Clever idea! I think they're happy to flog 'em separately.

Ben, I'm not quite understanding how the fiddles are supported in the boxes. Would like to know more.

[Ben Hebbert]

David, 

 

The internal packaging is the same on the back and front - a frame that holds some kind of strong and stretchy clear plastic. The violin is suspended squashed between the two plastic films. It's a really nice idea for sending violins that don't need to be in cases and don't need to be with bows. But I'm not sure that I'd ever have a genuine use for them that couldn't be substituted by an ordinary violin case, a cardboard box and plenty of bubblewrap. However, I don't run an auction that sells violins as single lots

[David Burgess]

Thanks.

[shaun fosdick]

The design for that package is incredibly effective in protecting the contents, it's been used in the high end electronics industry for at least a decade.  Years ago I had a roommate that had some electronics sent from Russia in one of those boxes and the box was scuffed and bumped but the contents were completely fine.

[Ron1]

I have been attempting to design a shipping container for violins for a long time- I thought I was on the  right track, but the Amati Box is a game-changer.  I give-up!  It is almost the perfect answer in all respects-

 

1.  Very light-weight (inexpensive to ship)

2.  Uniform & minimal size for the intended purpose; less "united inches" (further minimalizes shipping costs)

3.  Excellent protection for the instrument while minimally invasive

4.  Extremely easy to use- no peanuts, no bubble wrap, no tape, no butchering/re-making cardboard boxes

5.  Much more 'professional', and could be printed with customer's name, logo, etc.

6.  Light-weight & flat shipping of boxes to customers

7.  Auction houses could furnish to consignors when appraising instruments, making very easy (& more likely) for consignor to follow-through 

8.  Manufacturer could offer some basic free insurance to users- would emphasize mfr's faith in product & be an excellent marketing aid

 

This box will "go big" and will be widely used throughout the industry! 

I'm tossing out all my plans & prototypes 

[jamesbuchanan]

Evening all,

 

Thank you for being so kind about our stuff. 

 

I can’t take any credit for the boxes - they were actually Sarah’s idea. I thought she was potty, they certainly cost enough to develop, but they have been revelatory.

 

We were offering free shipping for our first few auctions and the bills were huge and logistics of packing were just nasty. Sarah approached a firm who designed and tested the box for us, produced a load of prototypes, charged us a fortune for the pleasure, and now we have an entire room of the building full of heavy duty cardboard and inserts.

 

The upside though is they work brilliantly. We have shipped out loads over the last few months and no complaints at the client end. We even have slightly larger boxes so that for multiple violins we can layer them up like lasagna. Works like a treat.

 

The monographs are fab too. Was reading the King Stainer yesterday. Tip-top. Am going to put La Pucelle up tomorrow if I can. 

 

 

(And if I don’t post before - Happy Christmas!)

 

Just re-reading Ron1's post - he has written a much better synopsis than I managed. Thank you Ron1!

[Ben Hebbert]

... and as an extra bonus, they may well be the perfect carrier to CT scan a violin  (or even three at a time).

 

Maybe I'll find a use for them afterall.

[JohnCockburn]

voted product of the year by "What Cardboard Box"