Directory of violin shops and violin makers- USA

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Dan Lawrence String Instruments - Kansas City - http://www.danlawrenceviolins.com

Since establishing in 1976, I have served the string instrument needs of the Midwest and the Kansas City area, providing quality repair and adjustment as well as offering new and reconditioned instruments for student and professional alike. I feel that my customers are my friends, and as such deserve to be treated with respect and offered the highest degree of service possible. - Read more

Lee Nigh - Fulton - http://www.nighviolins.com

Lee Nigh makes fine violins according to exacting standards he has derived from studying the "old masters", as well as the newest advances in violin technology. - Read more

Welcome to Bearden Violin Shop - http://www.beardenviolinshop.com

Bearden Voilin Shop - L.Gene Bearden and Gregory Bearden, owners, are dealers, makers and restorers of rare violins, violas, cellos and bows in St. Louis, ... - Read more

Wyatt Violin Shop, L.L.C. - Independence - http://www.fiddlesong.com

We pride ourselves in serving the community by providing sales of fine instruments, expert repair and restoration, a quality rental program, and lessons on all stringed instruments. Our goal is to provide quality repair and adjustment as well as offering new and reconditioned instruments for students and professionals alike. - Read more

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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.