Ultimate Violin Resource Guide

The violin is a type of string instrument that has been used to make beautiful music by musicians for many years. The violin is played by drawing a bow across a set of four strings while stopping the strings with the opposite hand to produce chords. Violins are played to make classical music, but are also used for a variety of musical backgrounds and songs. Playing a violin well requires time and practice to produce quality music, and the creation of these instruments requires a skill that is learned at special schools. The violin is an instrument that makes music for many people to enjoy.

Violin and Bow Making Schools

• The Chicago School of Violin Making: Instruction for students to learn to make and repair violins.
• Violin Making School of America: A program in Salt Lake City that combines artistry and craftsmanship to produce quality violins.
• The New World School of Violin Making: Courses dedicated to the instruction of how to build a violin.
• North Bennet Street School: A curriculum teaching students violin making and repair.
• Violin Craftsmanship Institute: An educational institute for violin building from the University of New Hampshire.
• Bow Making: A summer course dedicated to teaching the art of violin bow making from artist Michael Vann.
• Bow Making Classes: An introductory course for novices teaching the art of bow making.
• Mittenwald Instrument Making School: Violin and bow making curriculum located in Germany.

Violin Makers

• The Process of Violin Making: A description of the trade of violin making.
• Famous Violin Makers: A description of several historical violinmakers and their contributions.
• Moes and Moes Violin Makers: A husband and wife team of violinmakers located in Germany.
• Robertson Violins: High quality violins and bows located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Violin Makers Listing: A list of hundreds of private violinmakers located throughout the world.
• David Gusset: Information, resources, and custom violins from a luthier in Eugene, Oregon.
• Violin Makers Limited: A gallery with a large selection of violins for sale in Pennsylvania.
• The Guarnerius Violin Makers: The history of a famous type of violin family.
• Warren Ellison: A violin crafter with instruments for sale in Vermont.
• Violin Making: Violin construction and maintenance from violinmaker Hans Johannsson.
• Derek Roberts Violins: A step-by-step description of the making of a violin.

Violin Publications

• Digital Violin: An extensive listing of publications related to the violin and its players and techniques.
• All Things Strings: A website for the magazine dedicated to the violin, its players, and news.
• The Strad: The homepage for the online magazine dedicated to promoting string music.

Societies and Organizations

• The Violin Society of America: A journal with information and articles about the violin and performances.
• The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers: A community of violinmakers, dealers, and restorers.
• The British Violin Making Association: Information and promotion of violin making in the United Kingdom.
• Southern California Association of Violin Makers: A group in California devoted to violin making and restoration.
• The New Violin Family: An association of music lovers and instrument makers across the world.
• Guild of American Luthiers: Information and resources for those who make, repair, and restore violins.
• International Violin Competition of Indianapolis: Recognizing and promoting young violinists and encouraging the study of the instrument.