The Violin-Maker's Design Of The Sound Of The Work

09-25-2024

The Violin-Maker's Design Of The Sound Of The Work
　　 As a producer, the design of the sound is very important when creating your own violin. So, since there is no clear standard for the sound of a good instrument, how do you design the sound of your own instrument? In fact, there are two design criteria that I often use when making violins, one is to design according to other people's requirements for sound, and the other is to design according to my own understanding and aesthetics of sound. In the first case, the object of the violin has already been determined before the violin is made. Let the person who comes to customize the violin try out a few violins with different sounds, observe his playing style, and listen to his opinions on different violins, so that the sound can be designed according to his aesthetic taste as much as possible. In the second case, after trying out a famous piano or listening to a particularly good concert, there is a strong desire to create, a new design concept. Before I created this violin, I already had the sound of this violin in my mind.

Starting from this sound, we searched for the right wood (matching with the wood), chose the right type, and tried to get the imaginary sound through various techniques such as curved design, size design, and paint. However, it should be said that the end result is always more or less different from the previously designed sound, and this gap becomes the impetus for the next violin production. Due to the different requirements for the sound of the violin, violin makers often use a variety of techniques to make the violin sound they want. Some producers want their violin to vibrate sufficiently, and they make the soundboard and other parts of the violin as thin as possible, so that the violin feels light in the hand, easy to pronounce when playing, and has a lot of volume. However, there are also some producers who believe that the vibration of the violin should be controlled, and a thicker soundboard and strong frame should be made, so that the sound of the violin can vary a certain amplitude, have a certain penetration, and can be transmitted far away. It should be noted that many Italy violins are very thick in size. Especially Jesus. Guarnelli, his famous masterpiece, the "cannon" used by Pacinini, is a typical example of a very thick and heavy violin.