Archives for August 2017

I’m sometimes asked about how you train to be a violin maker. These days the old apprenticeship system has all but died out, and instead the training is done in a college setting. The students are typically a hugely mixed bunch of all ages and nationalities. People come from very diverse backgrounds; some are skilled musicians, some can’t play a note. Some already have well developed tool skills and some prior experience of instrument making; for those that don’t, the courses will start them … [Read more...]