Interview with Lionel Leleux by Barry Ancelet for the CODOFIL Radio Show

Accession No.: 
CO4-003

00:00 - François Leleux - Lionel's great grandfather served in the Civil War;
04:00 - Lionel recounts how he became interested in violins;
06:15 - Story about Lionel's first 3/4 sized violin, purchased for $4.50, 50 cents per week;
09:25 - His bow hair eventually broke, so he purchased a hank of bow horsehair for 22 cents to rehair his bow, that was his first rehair job;
10:10 - Was given a fiddle in 1927 that needed repair, that became his first repair job;
12:15 - Lionel's fiddle playing idol was Bascom Mouton;
15:20 - Story about how he would look for pictures of violins in his early school textbooks, stopped school in the eighth grade;
18:00 - Lionel recounts finding books that explain how to make a violin;
19:20 - Violin varnish;
20:00 - Talks about why he regretted leaving school, missed out on math and chemistry knowledge that could've helped him in the violin trade;
25:30 - Discusses his favorite woods to use;
29:00 - Arching and graduations of the violin plates;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Codofil Radio Show
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Violin making;
Creator: 
Interview recorded by Barry Ancelet
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:27
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore