Violin Q & A: Arching Style Effects on Tone

1997
AL#49 p.60   BRB5 p.458            
Michael Darnton                                                                                           

▪ The style and size of violins, like most everything else in noncommunist countries, is driven by the market place. Darnton responds to a query about which fiddle makers are best to copy, and how to arch the plates to please contemporary musicians.