A Brief History Of The Violin
The first family of violins was introduced in the 15th century. But the type of violin that we see now was developed in early 16th century. It was developed to satisfy the new ideas of sounds that entered into Italy during these times. Andrea Amati from Cremona was the founder of the world’s most famous school of violin-making. It focused on a lot of different aspects of making a violin. This school made Cremona the home of some of the most famous violin makers. Some of the violins made by Antonio Stradivari was one of the most requested instrument to use in a concert.
But then in the second half of the 18th century, violin sales began to fall. This was because the demand for violins increased and they had to produce more and do it fast. In order to do it fast, they used a varnish that dried out more quickly but this decreased the quality of the violins. This was because when the dried out, the varnish would stay on the violin. The ideal substance to use in violin making is what the early Italians used. The violin was first used in an orchestra in the 17th century.
In 1786, Franoise Xavier Tourte created a modern version of a bow that he used to play the violin. His version bent the bow so it would arch backwards. He made the standards for the length, weight and balance of the bows. He also introduced Pernambuco wood into violin making. In May of 2006, the most expensive violin was sold for 3,544,000. Yehudi Menuhin was thought of to be the greatest violinist of all time. He was also a conductor and child prodigy. Violins are known created in France, Germany, and throughout Europe in mass productions. It is very unlikely to find one of the greatest violin makers’ violins.