2018-03-27 1:47 pm
2018-01-07 10:04 pm
Ground Prep – Excerpts from Making Matters Article
The perfect recipe for the varnish in violin is a long time quest of luthiers in parts of the world. Somehow they have overlooked the importance of wood preparation which should be their utmost priori... Read More
2018-01-06 12:42 pm
Discover what judges prefer in an International Violin Making Competition
International Violin Making Competition Jury and luthier Patrick Robin reveal how he evaluates the instruments in the recent competition in Prague. Robin stated that the first thing that would come to... Read More
2018-01-03 11:01 am
First World War Poet Commemorated by creating a violin named after him
The two historical poets, who happen to be friends with each other, now have two violins to remember them in their significant contributions to the history of humankind. Just like Wilfred Owen, his go... Read More
2018-01-01 12:01 am
The Memory of the First World War Lives on in the “Wilfred Owen Violin”
To commemorate the 1914 outbreak of the First World War, Steve Burnet a luthier from Edinburgh created a violin named after Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen was famous for his poetry during wartime. He went... Read More
2017-12-16 3:32 pm
54 Violins Smashed and Destroyed by Ex-Wife
What a painful sight when a Norwegian born violin maker and player Daniel Olsen got back home after he got home from a business trip. Broken carcasses of violins and other instruments are scattered al... Read More
2017-12-13 4:03 pm
Listen to the Sound of the £2 Million Stradivari Violin
Antonio Stradivari, the world’s famous luthier, created remarkable violins in the year 1600 in which became the standard pattern for modern day violins. They were also one of the world’s most expe... Read More
2017-10-29 1:47 pm