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History of the Violin

Our virtual journey into the violin world starts with a short incursion into the history of the violin. We will try to find out when and where the violin was invented, its origins, and its evolution over time. Has the violin always looked the way it looks today? Did the technological progress have any impact on the way the violin is built? These are sample questions that we attempt to answer in the violin history section of our website.

Once we got to this point in our journey we should know quite a bit about violins, shouldn’t we? Now it is time to show our collection of violin pictures and clip arts. We will try to see what elements can be revealed by a picture, where these pictures can be used, how creative we can get in using the pictures of a violin on the objects that surround us, such as home decor items, clothing, accessories, ornaments, etc. This part of the journey will be like a fun break after running up a difficult hill. We will rest our brains for a moment and prepare ourselves to enter the serious business side of the violin world.

A Short Visit into a Luthier’s Workshop

The next step in our journey will be to stop into a luthier’s workshop to find out how a violin is made. We will see what kind of wood is used in the construction of a violin, what stages that wood has to go through in order to become a violin, what supplies are needed, what are the parts of a violin and other aspects of violin making. The violin does not serve its purpose if left in this stage; the finished product will need to transform the visually pleasing object into a functional entity. We will further discuss violin cases, bows, strings, tuners, and other accessories that will complete the violin and allow the musician to fully reveal the purpose for which the violin was created.

Violin Pictures

We live in a consumer centred world, where everything buys and sells, and where each product is designed with a specific consumer in mind. The violins will reach their market through the various violin stores spread all over the world. We will discuss in this section the business aspects of owning a violin shop, the mechanics of a violin sale, offer tips for buying a violin wisely, and talk about violin pricing.

Violin Makers

Of course, we cannot talk about violin dealers without mentioning the violin makers. In the introductory section of our journey we learned about the historical figures that built the foundation of the violin making world, like Stradivari and Guarneri. In this section we will penetrate the world of contemporary violin makers who create comparable works of art and promote them using modern marketing and advertising venues. We will talk about modern Italian violin makers, the Romanian school of violin making, the German Conservatory violin art and craft, etc.

The Best Beginner Violin for Adults

At this point we know how the violins are made, who makes them, where we can procure them from, and how much we should spend on a violin. Now it is time to approach the musicians’ world. We will see who those who actually buy these wonderful creations are. We will start with the beginning and invite ourselves into the beginners’ violin world. The citizens of this world are those who want to learn how to play the violin. They can be young children or adult beginner violin learners. They all need violin lessons for beginners, violin instruction books, teachers of beginning violin lessons, violin scales and notes for beginners, etc. Adults are searching for the best beginner violin for adults, those who made some progress are looking for an upgrade and start searching for the best intermediate violins, etc.