Violin history

2020-09-02

The modern violin originated in Italy in the 17th century. The two cities of Brescia and Cremona, established during the ancient Roman era in Italy, have been recognized as the birthplace of the violin for hundreds of years.

 

Historic piano making town

The town of Cremona is located in northern Italy, with more than 100 violin and string instrument studios, specializing in creating string instruments for musicians all over the world. Famous luthiers such as Antonio Stradivari and Nicolo Amati ) Are also from here.

 

Most studios specialize in specific technologies

Most of the studios in towns only specialize in the technology of creating the "Stradivarius". The Stradivarius is a stringed instrument made by the well-known luthier Stradivari and is recognized worldwide as One of the best stringed instruments in history.

 

It takes two more months to develop skills

Stradivarius---this level of technology is called Liutaia, and the violin made with this technique is called a master string instrument. Each master violin is expensive to build, an average of one year per craftsman You can make about 8 violins. Behind every handmade violin, there are countless efforts that we can't see!



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