Episode

How Do They Do It?: Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses

Name: How Do They Do It?: Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses
Released: 2017-11-27
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 152017-11-27

Overview

In Cremona, how do they make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius? And, how do they build houses with volcanic rock?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 15
Episode: Episode 8
Air date: 2017-11-27
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Violins, Milk Delivery, Volcanic Rock Houses is Episode 8 in Season 15 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2017-11-27. The runtime is 22 min.

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