phrase

English translation: fine craft finely crafted

20:35 Jan 18, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / music

French term or phrase: phrase

"la nouvelle gamme de saxophones est destinée à rivaliser avec les instruments de haute facture d’autrefois comme les recherchés X et Y"

haute facture = costly/high priced ?

celandine KudoZ activity Questions: 211 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 68
Local time: 02:58

English translation:fine craft finely crafted

Explanation:
facture - making

Fadièse Musique - Instruments & partitions - [ Translate this page ]
... La finition est de belle facture et le son de qualité; cet instrument
convient à un musicien débutant à intermédiaire. Ce violon ...
www.fadiese.ch/media/actions/action_1.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

LE VIOLON : LES HOMMES : VIII - [ Translate this page ]
... anciens. Ces instruments, pouvant être parfois de belle facture,
sont patinés à la manière de ceux du XVIIIe siècle. Lors de ...
pro.wanadoo.fr/europa.france/ lutherie/violon/artis08.htm - 10k

Civilisations.ca - La facture instrumentale au Canada - Historique ... - [ Translate this page ]
... Comme tous les instruments fabriqués par Michael Dunn, cette guitare
est de très belle facture. Elle porte le numéro 244. Haut. ...
www.civilization.ca/arts/opus/opus312f.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

Civilisations.ca - La facture instrumentale au Canada - Historique ... - [ Translate this page ]
... d'Antonio Stradivari pour construire cet instrument de très belle facture au vernis
brun ... se familiarise avec la restauration de tous les instruments à cordes ...
www.civilization.ca/arts/opus/opus323f.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
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Instruments - [ Translate this page ]
... Instruments d'occasion (dernière mise à jour 26/11/03). RÉF./LIEU, TYPE
D'INSTRUMENT, ETENDUE, DESCRIPTION, PRIX. ... Très belle facture. 18 294 Euro. ...
www.musiqueancienne.com/instruments.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages

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Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 20:58

Grading comment

thanks, I should have worked that out... maybe I should take a break : )
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +2

fine craft finely crafted

Jean-Luc Dumont

4 +1

high quality workmanship

Lucie Brione

of the finest workmanship

yvette1

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fine craft finely crafted

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

thanks, I should have worked that out... maybe I should take a break : )

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

high quality workmanship

Explanation:
or maybe just

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high workmanship

Lucie Brione
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

of the finest workmanship

Explanation:
Lebeda Mandolins
... has been building quality stringed instruments for over ... guitars that exhibit some
of the finest workmanship and tone ... range of acoustic bluegrass musical styles ...
www.mandolins.net/lebeda.htm -

MUS151 - Performing Artist Concert Series
... orchestras that include European instruments, blended from ... Baskets usually were of
the finest workmanship and had sacred ... had its own musical culture, repertory ...
jazz.sdsu.edu/courseM151/weeks11-15/Native_America.htm

yvette1
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of:

French

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