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Bridges - http://www.violinbridges.co.uk

The largest online photographic archive of violin, viola and cello bridges. We now have 926 bridges with their measurements uploaded from some of the finest makers, restorers and dealers of our time, spanning 24 countries. - Read more

Despiau Bridges - http://www.chevalet-despiau.com/

The Despiau family, wood craftsmen since 1920. Three generations recognised for their high quality in wood manufacturing. Jean-Louis Despiau created the first bridge in 1984, after 10 years of research on acoustics, boosting the manufacturing to become CHEVALETS DESPIAU, one of today's world leaders in this exclusive market of high quality bridges for stringed instruments.

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Strings, standing waves and harmonics
How do we make musical sounds? To make a sound , we need something that vibrates. If we want to make musical notes you usually need the vibration to have an almost constant frequency: that means stable pitch. We also want a frequency that can be easily controlled by the player. In electronic instruments this is done with electric circuits or with clocks and memories. In non-electronic instruments, the stable, controlled vibration is produced by a standing wave.

Articulation and vibrato on the violin
Different bowing gestures or articulations give the violin a range of different sounds. The differences are chiefly in the transient sounds at the beginning and end of the notes, and in the envelope: the way the sound varies over time. These are illustrated with sound files and oscillograms.

ASA Summer School 2009
The Australian String Academy - Our upcoming Summer School will be held at the Sydney Conservatorium in January 2009, in the heart of the Sydney Harbour. ASA has invited four stellar international string personalties - Zakhar Bron (Russia) for violin, Nobuko Imai (Switzerland) for viola, Hans Jensen (USA) for cello, and Joel Quarrington (Canada) for bass.

Sergio Peresson

Sergio Peresson
Sergio Peresson (1913-1991) was an Italian-born violin maker who is considered one of the most phenomenal makers of the 20th century. Born in 1913 in Udine, Italy, Sergio made his first violin in 1943 before moving to Caracas, Venezuela, in 1947. There he primarily did repair work for the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra and had a modest production of new instruments. He moved to Philadelphia in 1963 and was employed by William Moennig and Son.