As part of the Violinabox project I carried the violin down to Mexico. The first stop was to visit Damian Stoppani, one of the most unusual violinmakers you'll ever come across. Originally from Villa Constitución, Argentina, Damian now lives and works in a 1970's...
Violinabox
Violinabox. A group-made violin, built in ten different locations across the globe from non-traditional local materials.
The concept of the project is covered more fully in a previous post. This post follows the violin's progress through the hands of 10 violinmakers around the world as they each add to the instrument. The project can be followed in more depth on Instagram: @Violinabox....
Violinabox. 10 violinmakers in 9 countries make 1 violin
Violinmakers often like to collaborate on making instruments. Its a great way to learn from each other and has been major feature of the annual Oberlin violinmaker's Camp for years The idea This year at Oberlin a group of us decided it would be fun to build a violin...