Made by Andrea Amati for the French king Charles IX, this violin dates to 1564 ... Often referred to as the "concertmaster," the first chair violinist has become the leader of the orchestra ...

And Andrea Amati is the maker that started the tradition ... Sound of hand tools scraping wood ANDREA SHEA: Coppiardi crafted his first violin when he was 13 years old. He went to school in ...

History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three strings, and were known as ...

Jimi Hendrix performs at the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, Aug. 18, 1969 ((DMN file / Larry Morris/The New York Times)) The Italian luthier Andrea Amati crafted the first modern violin in ...

Only the human voice can match it. Stardivarius or “Strads” are the most famous and sought after violin family. Andrea Amati made the first violin in 1564 in Cremona, Italy. One hundred and ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...

including one from 1570 by Andrea Amati, the early 16th-century luthier from Cremony, Italy who is considered to be the father of the modern four-string violin. Others played in the study were from ...

Dr Hwan-Ching Tai told MailOnline: 'Andrea Amati's violin could reproduce the first four resonance bands of the vocal tract. 'The vocal tract is a tube, but the violin is not tube but a resonator box.

Nicholas Rahn, double bass player and primary songwriter says of the performance: "The story of Andrea Amati (the luthier credited with building the first modern violin) was of real interest to me, as ...