by brightgirl | Oct 18, 2017 | People
Chris Rogers is Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University with research interests in fluid turbulence, musical instrument design, and robotics. Having played violin from an early age, he has in recent years has taken up violin research and is a...
by brightgirl | Oct 18, 2017 | People
Claudia Fritz is a CNRS-researcher in Paris, a member of the Lutherie-Acoustics-Music team at the University Pierre & Marie Curie, and since 2010 a faculty member at the VSA-Oberlin Acoustics Workshop. She andCurtin have worked together in trying to better...
by brightgirl | Oct 18, 2017 | People
Fan-Chia Tao is Director of Research & Development at D’Addario & Company, where he designs violin-family and guitar strings. In 2003, Tao and Curtin founded the VSA-Oberlin Acoustics Workshop, which they continue to co-direct. They have collaborated on...
by brightgirl | Oct 17, 2017 | People
Sharon Que has twin careers as a violin restorer and a mixed-media artist. She does repair and restoration for Joseph Curtin on an occasional basis. Born in the Detroit area, Que received a BA from the University of Michigan, then began an apprenticeship in wood model...
by brightgirl | Oct 17, 2017 | People
Lonny Marino works with Joseph Curtin on the design, 3D modelling, and CNC milling of everything from innovative violin bridges to ultralight violin parts. Having studied violin from the age of five, Marino was considering a career in music right up until she was...
by brightgirl | Oct 17, 2017 | People
Alex Currin assists Joseph Curtin with making, repairs, and the design and construction of tools and fixtures. He studied English at The College of Wooster before enrolling in the Violinmaking School of America in Salt Lake City, where his teachers were Charles Woolf...
