Violin 'variations' in the village
It's about how smart you could tune the instruments to keep up with the change
Liu Zunfei, a graduate of the violin production department of the Central Conservatory of Music, is a post-'90s generation luthier born in East China. When he was 13 years old, he came across a set of violin making tools hanging on the wall in a row in a senior luthier's mansion. The fine instruments left him in awe, and since then, he has become attached to violin making. After graduating from the music college with a master's degree, he took the career path of professional violin making. In the fourth China International Violin and Bow Making Competition held in 2019, Liu and his colleagues made violins independently for seven months, and they stood out from 437 entries from more than 200 contestants around the world. Two violins with excellent craftsmanship among their four entries entered the top 50.
