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Review
Book review: Artistic Violins and Bows: The Music Region of Markneukirchen and Schönbach

14 March 2025

Andrew Dipper reviews Bruce Babbitt and Brandon Godman’s latest book on the ‘Musikwinkel’ of eastern Germany which became one of the world’s great heartlands of instrument making in the 19th century
News
The freeform style of the Vogtland’s violin tradition

25 March 2020

A recent research project using high-resolution CT scans is lifting the lid on the unusual construction methods behind four instruments makers of the Vogtland region in Germany

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Book review: Artistic Violins and Bows: The Music Region of Markneukirchen and Schönbach

The freeform style of the Vogtland’s violin tradition