Lecture - THE ORIGINS OF THE VIOLIN

 

The contemporary violin making is based on a centuries-old tradition and on the work of families like Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari. Every violin maker should know about the origins of the violin to better understand the evolution of stringed instruments and to apply the art of the great ancient craftsmen to the violin making of today.

 

Professional violin makers and violin making students.

 

Philip J. Kass: Philip J. Kass is a respected expert, appraiser, consultant and writer on fine classic stringed instruments and bows. From 1977 until 2002, he was an associate of William Moennig & Son, Ltd. of Philadelphia, where he handled many of the world's great stringed instruments.

Mr. Kass has published numerous articles in The Strad and the Journal of the Violin Society of America as well as in other periodicals such as Smithsonian and Strings. He has prepared numerous entries for both the previous and current editions of the New Grove's Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians.