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Making of the violin

Restored violins are displayed in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Restored violins are displayed in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Restored violins are displayed in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada restores a mandolin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada restores a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Restored violins are displayed in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Javier Prada restores a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada constructs a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

The trademark with the year of construction is seen in a violin that is being restored in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Restored violins are displayed in Jose Prada's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada constructs a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Javier Prada puts the finishing adjustments to a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Javier Prada restores a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Javier Prada restores a violin in his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Javier Prada restores a violin at his father's workshop in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose, Javier's father, says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada works as he constructs a violin in a workshop at his home in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jose Prada works as he constructs a violin in a workshop at his home in San Jose, August 10, 2012. Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins. Jose says the first member of the Prada family that started this business was his grandfather Jesus Prada, a Spaniard who arrived in Costa Rica in 1887 and who devoted his entire life to the making of these instruments. PHOTO: REUTERS

Four generations of the Prada family have been involved in the crafting and restoration of violins and mandolins.