Violadamore Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 http://www.thestrad.com/4000-violins-destroyed-romanian-musical-instrument-factory-fire/ This awesome catastrophe at the Gliga factory caused a loss of €223,000 total, or $59.66 US per violin........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Allen Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Damn. All of those VSOs... Turnt to ash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto R. Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jetson Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I hope that all of the factory workers there will be able to keep making instruments and not have to stand in the unemployment line. This conflagration was caused by an elictrical short circuit the translated newspaper article said. At least no was killed or burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaffe Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Conflicting report of a museum fire and the loss of violins: http://www.romaniajournal.ro/4000-violins-burn-in-fire-at-instrument-museum-branch-in-toplita/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 "Museum" is a mis-translation - I believe this was an annexe of Gliga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Temino Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I'm with Martin. I guess "museum" stands for "warehouse". At Gilga they will have to buy more Chinese violins in the white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 It is the opposite - nowadays many Chinese factories buy their wood in Reghin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Merkel Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 ^Is it possible to identify Chinese wood, European wood, in general where wood comes from by its appearance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Yes, in the broadest terms ... But if you watch a container being loaded in Reghin with wheelbarrows and then setting off for Shanghai, that would be more reliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Merkel Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 For some reason I'd expect them to load with cranes in Reghin and wheelbarrows in Shanghai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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