Who invented the violin?
Whether it was inspired by the Byzantine lyra (similar to a winch), the string instrument with the bow, the medieval rebec, or the lira de braccio, a string instrument from the Renaissance period, the earliest version of a violin appeared early in Italy in Italy. Andrea Amati gets credit as the first known creator of the violin. The violin, which came before the violin, is also closely related. This one is bigger than a violin and played upright, just like a cello. Other pre-violin stringed instruments include the Arab Rabbi, which led to the medieval European rebec.
Andrea Amati
Amati lived in Cremona, Italy. He first studied as a lutemaker. In 1525, he became a master instrument maker. Amati had been commissioned by the leading Medici family to create an instrument that looked like a lute but was easier to play. He standardized the basic shape, shape, size, materials and construction of the violin. His designs gave the modern violin family its appearance today, but had major differences. The early violins had a shorter, thicker and less angled neck. The fretboard was shorter, the bridge was flatter and the strings were made of gut. About 14 of the earliest Amati violins commissioned by Catherine de Medici, Regent Queen of France, still exist. Other well-known early violin builders are Gasparo da Salò and Giovanni Maggini, both from Brescia, Italy. During the 17th and early 18th centuries, the art of violin making reaches its peak. The Italians Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri, as well as the Austrian Jacob Stainer, are most noted during this period. Stradivari was a pupil of Nicolo Amati, the grandson of Andrea Amati. Stradivarius and Guarneri violins are the most valuable violins in existence.
