How to select violin
1. Nakovitz Violin Suitable for beginners and those who want to practice violin by themselves. Because the body is made of solid wood, the front plate is made of Spruce season dry and the back plate is made of Maple season dry. The wood has been selected and cured according to the standard to prevent future problems such as a collapsed neck or a collapsed front plate. In addition, the Fitting and Fingerboard are made of good quality Ebony.
This makes it easier to tune the strings. In addition, the good quality wood results in a beautiful violin sound. With meticulous production (Handmade outfit), the quality of the violin is worth the price. With a complete set of accessories And there is service before and after the sale throughout the use.
2. Zhu Ming Jiang Violin A violin that anyone who has tried it will never stop playing. Zhu Ming Jiang is one of the worlds most respected contemporary violin makers, and has an incredible success story that deserves international attention.
As a young man, Zhus skills in woodworking and painting set him apart from his peers. He had never held or seen a violin in his life, but at the age of 20, he was one of 25 students selected to study at the New Guangzhou School of Musical Instruments in China.
This institution has produced many world-renowned makers.
At the age of 22, he applied current scientific research and practical training at the Guangzhou Institute of Musical Instruments to his craft. His first participation in the VSA International Violin Making Competition in 1986 (at the age of 31)
earned him a Certificate of Merit for Workmanship.
In 1991, he opened his own home workshop in a corner closet of his small 215-square-foot apartment. By creating his own brand: Mingjiang Violins
The following year, he won three astonishing prizes at the Violin Competition of America (VSA). The unprecedented victory earned him an interview and feature story with TIME magazine in 1996,
on the topic Where are they made? and broke the negative stereotypes of the Asian violin trade.
Mr. Zhu has won an impressive 19 VSA prizes, including two gold medals in violin making [1994 and 2006] and a silver medal in violin making (1996).
He has also been a member of the Entente Internationale des Ma?tres-luthiers et Archetiers dArt since 2008, served as a craftsmanship jury member at the first International Chinese Violin Making Competition
in 2010, and is the vice president of his local violin making association.
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