Wordless Wednesday : Miniature Violin, Tucson, Arizona
18th Century Violin Maker’s Shop created by W. Foster Tracy, 1979, The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniature, Tucson, Arizona
The tiny workshop is encased in the body of a real violin. Scale is 1:12 so that hanging violins are only two inches long. The cello is probably four inches as a real cello is 48 inches but the museum recording didn’t say. Tracy made little tool replicas to hang on the back wall. The real violin’s body is only 2 inches deep and was cut away to hold the scene.
Amazing, right?
References:
The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
4455 E Camp Lowell Dr
Tucson, AZ 85712
Tues-Sat 9am-4pm
Sun noon – 4pm
Mon closed
$9 general
$8 (age 65+ or military)
$6 ages 4-17
free ages 3 and under
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22 Replies to “Wordless Wednesday : Miniature Violin, Tucson, Arizona”
I was there at the Tucson Museum, but I don’t remember seeing this gem. darn.
It’s at the Time Machine Miniature Museum on Fort Lowell. It’s pretty cool. The whole museum is just miniatures and a lot of them are set up in the cutest little scenes or doll houses
Oh I remember seeing something about that. If I make back there, I’ll check it out. Thanks.
Charlee: “This must be that ‘World’s Smallest Violin’ that we’ve heard about.”
Chaplin: “Dada says Mr. Pink plays it for the waitresses.”
Charlee: “Have we mentioned that now we understand why Dennis always used to say that he had no idea what Dada was talking about?”
laughing, you two are so cute and funny!
Just say its an emergency, break glass, and throw a cigarette pack in there
lol, you’re going to get me arrested!
Wow, amazing!❤
I thought so too!
It would be interesting to see.a sense of scale. Maybe throw an empty cigarette pack into the scene or something. I know its smaller than I think it appears, since its built out of a violin, but I’m being fooled by the concept. You cant fit all that stuff in a real violin!
Yes, you can! It’s really tiny. That does sound like a good idea but you can’t really introduce something into the scene as it’s encased in glass. They have to. I bet everybody would wnat to touch the miniatures because they are so wonderful
Truly unique!
I thought so too
He didn’t have to create the shop inside a real violin, but that is the genius part.
I totally agree it was genius that he put the tiny shop inside a real violin. amazing!
Wow, this is brilliant. Such workmanship. Wow.
Hope you had a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
I agree it’s amazing. They are so tiny.
Hope you’re having a great Wednesday
Indeed, that is really amazing!
I thought so too! Thanks for visiting Brian!
Wow! Truely amazing and so clever!
I thought so too.