Terry Borman is an American violinmaker who has been making violins in the United States for over 40 years. His training involved apprenticeships in various shops in France during the 1970s and 1980s. One of his apprenticeships was with the renowned

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instrument maker Stephen Murphy. He is also a graduate of the Prier Violin Making School of America in

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. After 19 years of living in Utah, he moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas. He quickly established himself as a maker by selling violins to such notable performers as

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and

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who have, over time, acquired multiple Borman instruments. A short list of some well-known musicians who play instruments by Borman: *

Anne Akiko Meyers Anne Akiko Meyers (born May 15, 1970, in San Diego) is an American violinist. She has been called “the Wonder Woman of commissioning” by The Strad. Her album ''Fandango'', was awarded two Latin GRAMMY Latin Grammy's for Best Classical Alb ...

Kyung-wha Chung Kyung Wha Chung (; born 26 March 1948) is a South Korean violinist. Early years and education Kyung Wha Chung was born in Seoul as the middle of the seven children in her family. Her father was an exporter, and her mother ran a restaurant. She ...

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* Nicolas Kendall -

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* Cho-Liang Lin * Sharon Robinson *

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Borman was among only a handful of makers invited to show their instruments at both the 2006 and 2010

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. These hands-on exhibitions highlighted the world's leading violin makers from Canada, France, Germany, and the United States. The exhibits provide rare opportunities to try violins by master makers of our time in one location. He is very involved in scientific research to further the capabilities of the

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, specifically towards the needs of the violin in the 21st century. His research work is focused on the material properties of the wood used to create violins using

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and computer aided tomography (

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). Additional research in the field of

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may yield exciting results as well. These topics of research may lead to a better understanding of the properties of historical instruments in order to more accurately reproduce their tonal qualities in modern instruments.

Publications

The Strad ''The Strad'' is a UK-based monthly classical music magazine about string instrumentsprincipally the violin, viola, cello, and double bassfor amateur and professional musicians. Founded in 1889, the magazine provides information, photographs and ...

" May 201
"Part 1 - Unspoiled Charm: The Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu"
*"

" June 201
"Part 2 - A Unique Pearl: The Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu"
*"

" January 201
"Material Facts: A comparison of density in wood used by classical makers throughout Europe"
*"

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" October 201
"Wood Densitometry in 17th and 18th Century Dutch, German, Austrian and French Violins, Compared to Classical Cremonese and Modern Violins"
*''

'', January 201
CT and Modal Analysis of the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu
*"The VSA Papers" (Violin Society of America), Summer 200
"Review of the Uses of Computed Tomography for Analyzing Instruments of the Violin Family with a Focus on the Future"
*"

", PLoSOne, July 2, 200
"A Comparison of Wood Density between Classical Cremonese and Modern Violins"
*''

'', September 200
"Path Through the Woods, The Use of Medical Imaging in Examining Historical Instruments
*"The VSA Papers" (Violin Society of America) Summer 200

References

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