1.   Arthur had become a professional musical instrument maker.

2.   Only a particular instrument maker invited to repair the instrument is allowed to work on it.

3.   The choice of materials by instrument makers, however, depends primarily on the local ecosystem.

4.   These trees grow slowly and take Decades to reach the maturity, which gives their wood the qualities that instrument makers need.

5.   Since published sources for instrument makers are extremely scarce the French archives provide the best opportunity for new research on the Hotteterres.

6.   Of their six sons, only three Jean, Nicolas and Louis continued the Hotteterre line and had sons who worked as instrument makers in Paris.

7.   Between concerts one can look in on the festival exhibition, at which instrument makers, record companies, publishers and specialist societies show their wares.

8.   About four years ago, Jacobson decided to seek out more instrument makers.

9.   All instrument makers strive to balance acoustics, ergonomics and visual aesthetics, and guitar builders have been more experimental than most.

10.   But somehow, some instrument makers believe, these manufacturing techniques seem to be causing problems.