Violins and Violinists

Barak Norman (1651-1724) is one of the most distinctive and interesting makers of the violoncello, and this is one of the most beautiful examples of his work that I have seen. Norman lived at the same time as Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) and was certainly the leading instrument maker of his time in London. His earliest […]

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