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Contributors
ITZEL ÁVILA
(Making Matters, page 72) is a violin maker based in Toronto, Canada, and the president of the Makers’ Forum, Canada’s association of violin and bow makers. Born in Mexico, she holds a masters in music performance (violin) from the University of Montreal. She is the mother of two children.
ERIC LANE
(Trade Secrets, page 66) is a bow maker based in Boston, MA, US. Since 2002 he has held the position of head bow maker at Reuning & Son Violins, where he has developed many new techniques for preserving fine bows.
BRUCE BABBITT
(In Focus, page 63) has been actively involved in the violin business and historical research since 1974. He is the author of Markneukirchen Violins and Bows, Wanderer/Wonderer and, as co-author, The British Bow and The German Bow.
RAPHAEL GOLD
(Bay Area bow makers, page 50) is a lead associate at Ifshin Violins in California. He is a professional violist, including a seven-year stint with the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra in Mexico. He holds a masters degree in history from the University of Chicago.
RICHARD O’NEILL
(Masterclass, page 74) is a Korean–American violist who has performed as a soloist with some of the world’s leading orchestras, and recorded ten solo albums with Deutsche Grammophon. In June 2020 he became the violist of the Takács Quartet.
SAM ZYGMUNTOWICZ
(Making copies, page 42) has built new instruments for performers such as Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma and the Emerson Quartet. He is active in violin research, teaching and writing, and was the creative director of the Strad3D project, which brought together studies by scientists, violin makers and musicians.