Violins (And Other Rubbish) | Robert Cain | TEDxCambridgeUniversity

What happens when music meets recycling? Inspired by his experience as a professional violin maker, this is exactly the question that Robert explores in front of the TEDxCambridgeUniversity audience. After tackling it through words, the audience are offered another answer to the question through sound. Robert's talk finishes with a performance on a violin that has been crafted out of 100% recycled materials.

Famous for his participation in BBC4’s ‘Scrapheap Orchestra’, Robert Cain is a gifted violinmaker and teaches at the Newark School of Violinmaking, one of the most prestigious schools of its kind. Whilst teaching a craft which has changed little in the 500 years since the violin’s invention, Robert continues to be interested in exploring the meaning and value of craftwork in 21st century society, where machine-made objects are the norm.

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