What happens when wood becomes voice, and craft becomes calling?
Luthier Nina Poots doesn’t just build string instruments—she brings them to life. Born in the Netherlands and now working in the Scottish Highlands, Nina’s journey has taken her from art education to centuries-old violin-making traditions, with stops at Glasgow Clyde College and the renowned Newark School in England.
She reveals how tea leaves and vibration patterns can reveal a violin’s voice, and why building an instrument is as much about listening as it is about shaping. Nina opens up about transformation, trust in the process, and what it means to create something that won’t fully find itself for another fifty years.
This is a story of sound, soul, and the quiet magic of becoming.
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