Violin Building My Way Paperback – September 20, 2021

Achieving the Right SoundHow did Stradavari, Guaneri, da Salò and Amati achieve their superior sound? It was the question that Roelof Weertman sought to answer.After retiring from a successful career as an engineer, Roelof Weertman was able to turn to his long-time interest in violin making into a full-time pursuit. Very few engineers become violin makers. Most violin makers are not engineers, and some are not musicians. Roelof Weertman was a rare breed; he was an engineer, a musician and a luthier.He saw that the application of his engineering knowledge and understanding of hyperbolic and parabolic arches could be applied to the structure of the stringed instrument to produce a high quality sound. At the age of 85, he decided to publish a book so that the information would not be lost and could be shared with future generations of violin makers.Violin Building My Way describes the techniques Roelof Weertman developed to reach his goal of creating violins, violas and cellos with a masterful sound. Read more