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Updated 27 March, 2008
A 2 year, full-time course including French bow and frog making, wood selection, theory of making, violin, viola, or cello playing, and bow and instrument history.
A full-time, 3 1/2 year program (7 semesters), in violin making, repair, technical drawing, history and theory to an INTERNATIONAL student body. The school is under the direction of Master Violin Maker Tschu Ho Lee. Master's Certificate with German Government in 1968.
A full time four year course in violin making and repair and restoration. As taught by
Edward C. Campbell at the THE CHIMNEYS VIOLIN SHOP
For more information:
E-mail: edwardcampbell@sprintmail.com
Telephone: (717) 258-3203
Fax: (717) 258-3201
The Chimneys Summer
Workshop Program
The degree program includes several hours a day in the violin shop. The instruction is a combination of group lectures and individual teaching by Professor Tom Sparks and his assistant. In addition to this time in the shop, degree candidates study the his tory of violinmaking, music theory and history, and instrumental performance. These courses are coupled with the liberal arts requirements of the University.
Degree candidates must fulfill the basic academic requirements for matriculation at Indiana University.
Phone: (812) 855-7998
FAX: (812) 855-4936
One year course in violin repair and maintenance starts in mid-August and ends in mid-May. The main course provids a good foundation in basic repair techniques and principles. Courses include Hand Tools, Power Tools, Ebony Work, Violin Varnish, Violin History, Bow Repairs, Bow Rehairing, Bridges and Soundposts, Violin Repair, and Introduction to Violin Playing. A violin construction component of the course is optional . This course runs outside the other classes and can be taken with them or separately, but students must take Hand and Power Tools concurrently or as a prerequisite.
A 3 year, full time program
A 3 - 4 year, full time program
Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria A. Stradivari
A 4 year course in instrument making. Bowed or plucked strings
A three years course in violinmaking and varnish, mostly practical, with
some theoretical lessons in technology of the wood, design and
accoustics physics. Optional two years of specialisation.
Entrance by interview. 2 years full-time courses (some adult returners may not need to attend full-time)
in musical instrument technology, leading to a degree
or diploma.
A three-year course in violin making and repair; also, a one-year basic course in violin
making.
West Dean has courses in viol and lute making on a three year apprenticeship
scheme as well as short courses on instrument making.
The Violin Workshop, based in Cambridge UK and run by
The Cambridge Violin Makers, offers one week summer courses in Violin Making and
Bow Making for students of all ages and professions. Evening and
daytime classes in violin making have been run by The C.V.M for over forty years.
In 1990, Bow Making was added as an option for both evening classes
and summer courses.
A 3 year course of education of violin makers, bow makers and other instruments. Admission of 5 students for each trade, each year. Classes start in fall (August /September).
The course of study "Musical Instrument Construction" is accepting students in the departments of String Instrument Construction, Plucked Instruments Construction and Bow Construction. The goal of this study is for the student to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge and ability to enable him or her to design and construct high-quality, artistically shaped musical instruments. Prerequisite for a successful application to this program is above all practical experience and pre-knowledge of musical instrument construction.
Finland
2-4 year courses in string instrument making. 24 student to 2
teachers. School founded in 1984. Entrance by examination. Also short summer
courses.
A 2 - 3 year course in instrument making and repair.
Norway
Scotland
Stringed Instrument Repair and Construction at Anniesland College
One year National Certificate and one year Higher National Certificate in violin/guitar repair and construction.
Switzerland
If you have any information about these schools or ones I have missed, please e-mail me at: dvz@vanzandtviolins.com with more information.
since 20 March, 2001
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