Andrew Weinstein
Having graduated from the Kenneth Warren and Son School of Violin Making (now the Chicago School of Violin Making) back in late 1978, I’ve been in the business for a while.
I won a Gold Medal for Cello at the VSA Competition in Ottawa in 1984, when the judges were Hans Weisshaar, William Moennig, and Charles Beare.
I enjoy using a variety of models and have made instruments inspired by Camilli, Landolfi, Gagliano, Amati, most of the Guarneri family, and Stradavari.
While I respect some of the groundbreaking work done by Joseph Curtin and others, I tend towards a very traditional approach.
While it can be hard to discern how much of the beauty of the old masterpieces comes from their use and patina, it is hard to deny that the most beautiful instruments were made in Italy centuries ago, and recreating that beauty is a goal to which I aspire.
It is encouraging that Stradivari was my current age in 1700 and his best work still was yet to come.
I enjoy some of the small details that can make or break an instrument.
One example is the purfling, which I make myself, and it has a handmade look thanks to irregularities in the thickness.
Commercial purfling is to me the equivalent of vinyl siding on a house.
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| costruisce | strumenti vln, vla, vlc |
| restaura | strumenti vln, vla, vlc, cb |
| indirizzo | 120 Crescent St. - 02453 - Waltham (Massachusetts) - Stati Uniti |
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