– The Violinabox –
Local music – Worldwide
A Traveling Violin
The Violinabox roams the world collecting snapshots of local communities and their music. Handed from musician to musician, recordings are shared online. We are spotlighting the diversity of music and its role in our local and interconnected worlds
Making the Violin
In 2022/23, ten violinmakers across the world made a single violin. Each maker used materials grown in their own location to add a part to the violin, before passing it on to the next maker. In all 10 violin makers in 9 countries collaborated to create this unique, international instrument.
Partner Charity
Luthiers Sans Frontiers – USA
We are using our media reach to raise money for LSF-USA who train violin repairers in developing countries. Learn more
Countries Visited
Musicians recorded
compositions inspired
KIlometers Travelled
Where in the World is the Violin?
Violinmakers Workshop
Oberlin, United States
In June 2023 the Violinabox returned to The Oberlin Violinmakers Workshop where it was […]
Henry Miller
Santa Rosa, United States
From Mexico the Violinabox came back to Santa Rosa, California. The local newspaper was […]
Mexico City, Mexico
In the evenings in Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City, many Mariach, Banda, Cumbia and other b […]
Mario R. Escoto Campos, Violinist de Sinfónica Nacional, Mexico City,
Mexico City, Mexico
At the musicians entrance of the Palace de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mario R. Escoto Ca […]
McAnna's Band
Arteaga, Mexico
Noel Quintero, Violin, Miguel Arturo Villarreal, Bouzouki and Violinabox-maker/Drummer, […]
Manuel Zogbi
Mexico
With the strings on the new violin we asked Manuel Zogbi of Saltillo, Mexico, to try it f […]
Julia Sarano
London, United Kingdom
Julia made the varnish for the violin from pine resin that she collected from Sherwood Fo […]
Gianmaria Stelzer
Zurich, Switzerland
Gianmaria made the neck and scroll for the violin and "set" it in the body His choice of […]
Valerio Nalin
Milano, Italy
Valerio finished the front and back of the violin, adding the decorative black and white […]
Theo Marks
Wakefield, Canada
First stop for Theo was a company called Logs End on the Gatineau River which specializes […]
Andrew Carruthers
Santa Rosa, United States
Andrew made the purfling (the inlaid black and white strips on top and back of the violi […]
Ute Zahn
Minneapolis, United States
Ute made the back of the violin. Her search for a wood with suitable density, texture and […]
Hugh Withycombe
Canberra, Australia
Hugh designed the outline for the violin body and made the ribs (sides) of the violin usi […]
Oberlin, United States
Oberlin Violinmakers Camp Every summer, about 60 violinmakers, from all over the world, g […]