Introduction

There is much more to the making of a violin than just technical savoir-faire. The violin maker is an artist at the service of music, and it is in this light that we propose you discover the trade! By means of photographs and captions we shall take a stroll through the violin maker’s workshop and have a look at some of the multiple facets of the making of a violin. This will help give you a better idea of all the work that lies behind the apparently simple forms of this instrument.Before we begin, some drawings of the bow and the violin will allow you to become acquainted with the vocabulary of violin making...

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