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Brian Lisus is a violin maker born in South Africa, who started the first violin making School in South Africa. He is currently teaching in Ojai, California, US, and owns a violin making shop there. He is currently teaching in Ojai, California, US, and owns a violin making shop there.
The Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers is a widely cited reference work providing information on approximately 9,000 violin makers. The work is based on the extensive notes of violinist and composer William Henley (1874-1957) .
Arnold Voigt (1864 - 1952) is a stringed instrument maker and luthier of the 19th to 20th century. He was born in Markneukirchen , and worked there from 1890 till his death. During that time, he made copies of Stradivari and other types of Cremonese violins.
Carl Fredrick Becker (also known as Carl F. Becker and Carl Becker Jr.) (1919 – January 30, 2013) was an American luthier and restorer, known for restoring the "Lady Blunt" 1721 Stradivarius violin. He had a reputation as "one of America's finest violin makers" [6] [7] and “the dean of American violin-making”. [8]
Terry Borman is an American violinmaker who has been making violins in the United States for over 40 years. His training involved apprenticeships in various shops in France during the 1970s and 1980s.
Hans Johannsson (born in Reykjavík, 1957) is a contemporary violin maker, most notable for his 21st century violin, which New York Times chose as one of the best ideas of the year. [1] He makes violins, violas, cellos, double basses and various other stringed instruments.
Giuseppe Pedrazzini (Pizzighettone, near Cremona, 13 January 1879 – 19 October 1957) was an Italian violin maker.He was a pupil of Riccardo Antoniazzi and Romeo Antoniazzi in Milan, then began to work on his own there.
Enrico Rocca (21 April 1847 in Turin – 9 June 1915 in Genova) was an Italian violin maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and son of Giuseppe Rocca.. Although he worked differently from his father Giuseppe Rocca, Enrico's work takes more inspiration from Eugenio Praga.