Violin Making Associations
Southern California Association of Violin Makers
Violin Society of America

Makers' Forums - great discussions on a variety of instrument topics
Maestronet
Violin Forum
Musical Instrument Makers Forum

Makers' Sites - you'll find a wealth of information about violin making within these sites
Violin Making by Hans Johannsson
Violin Art - the work of English Violin Maker Chris Johnson - author of "The Art of Violin Making"
Violinmakers Consortium - Cremona
Antonio Rizzo Violins
David Rubio
Derek Roberts Violins
David T. Van Zandt - the most complete viollin-related resource links I've come across

Local Repair & Restoration
Robert Cauer Violins
Jade J Schulz Violins
The Violin Shop, Kevin Smith

Auction Houses - great source of images of antique instruments and information
Cozio
Tarisio

Materials Sources - tools, woods, varnish, etc.
International Violin Company, Ltd. - they have it all and great prices, too
Dick Gmbh - fine tools and violin making materials (you'll need to register as an instrument maker to view their instrument making catalog)
E. Ciresa s.r.l. - spruce from Italy and maple from Bosnia

Awards
First Place, musical instrument division, Design in Wood competition 2003, 04, 05, & 06.
Best Use of Traditional Woodworking Techniques, Design in Wood competition 2005.
San Marcos man crafts award-winning violins 6/05 newspaper article.

Violin-related Literature
The Cremona Violin, by ETA Hoffman (a pdf file)

Credits
Thanks to photographer,Kerry Daggett , for photos my violins including the one which appears on the LawrenceViolins.Com banner.

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