Monday, March 27th, 2023

Tag: violinmaker

“The Violin Makers of the United States” by Thomas Wenberg

Neither a musician nor a maker of musical instruments, this deeply shy writer traversed America to meet luthiers face-to-face and describe their work. It was published more than 30 years ago, and all copies...

Violinmaking: Why the Age of the Wood Matters

Great violins last hundreds of years, so perhaps a ten-year wait for wood to age isn’t so bad for violinmakers. But scientists hope to speed things up. The nature of violinmaking is that the...