Engraving Pearl Shell and Creating Inlays for Luthiers .mov

Professional Luthiers and musical instrument makers around the world use mother of pearl to create beautiful custom inlays that give their instruments distintive and traditional appearances. In this film highly skilled Vietnamese artisans and master craftsmen engrave the pearl by hand and create highly detailed inlays for fine musical instruments. You will see the family of artisans manufacture and use simple hand-made tools following age old traditions to create products shipped around the world. These sh