约瑟夫-科廷 小提琴制作师

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Joseph Curtin
Violinmaker | Class of 2005
Introducing to a venerable craft new strategies, expertise, and materials to produce new and world-class violins for the twenty-first century.

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Title
Violinmaker
Affiliation
Joseph Curtin Studios
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age
52 at time of award
Area of Focus
Crafts and Arts Technology
Published September 1, 2005
ABOUT JOSEPH'S WORK
Joseph Curtin is a master violinmaker who crafts original, world-class violins for the twenty-first century. A luthier with research interests in nontraditional materials, nontraditional structures, and violin acoustics, Curtin weds acoustic science to the art of violinmaking and merges time-honored techniques with new materials and design. Having first excelled in the traditional practice of creating replicas of the great Italian instruments of Stradivari and Guarneri, Curtin is now confronting the dilemma of the evolution of the violin, creating entirely new instruments that incorporate contemporary materials and aesthetics. In so doing, he has collaborated with leading acoustics researchers in the field, experimenting with violin acoustics, playability, sound, and ergonomics. His approach consists of an artful synthesis of the old and new and offers clear evidence that the centuries-old art of violinmaking is still evolving. Using new methods of construction and affordable modern composite materials to improve the instrument’s response and sound, he produces violins and violas of remarkable tone, power, projection, and timbre. Driven by a desire to experiment and innovate, Curtin builds distinctive violins of enduring quality that are increasingly recognized worldwide as instruments of the highest order.

BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Curtin studied violin at the University of Western Ontario (1971-73) and music and philosophy (1974-77) at the University of Toronto. He abandoned musical performance for lutherie when he came under the tutelage of violinmaker, Otto Erdesz, in 1977. He apprenticed with Erdesz for several years and worked in workshops in Italy and France. In 1985, he established a workshop with partner, Gregg Alf, with whom he built instruments for twelve years under the name Curtin & Alf. He founded his independent workshop, Joseph Curtin Studios, in 1997. He also co-directs the Violin Society of America’s acoustic workshop at Oberlin College, is a trustee and contributing editor for the Catgut Acoustical Society, and is a regular contributor to The Strad magazine.



约瑟夫-科廷
小提琴制作师｜2005级
将新的策略、专业知识和材料引入到一项古老的工艺中，为21世纪生产新的、世界级的小提琴。

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标题
小提琴制造者
工作单位
约瑟夫-科廷工作室
工作地点
密歇根州安阿伯市
年龄
获奖时为52岁
重点领域
手工艺和艺术技术
发表于2005年9月1日
关于Joseph的工作
约瑟夫-科廷是一位小提琴制作大师，为21世纪制作原创的世界级小提琴。作为一个对非传统材料、非传统结构和小提琴声学有研究兴趣的制琴师，Curtin将声学科学与小提琴制作艺术结合起来，并将历史悠久的技术与新材料和设计融合在一起。库廷首先在创造斯特拉迪瓦里和瓜奈里的伟大意大利乐器复制品的传统实践中表现出色，现在他正面临着小提琴演变的困境，创造出融入当代材料和美学的全新的乐器。在此过程中，他与该领域领先的声学研究人员合作，对小提琴的声学、可演奏性、声音和人体工程学进行了实验。他的方法包含了新旧的艺术综合，并提供了明确的证据，表明有几百年历史的小提琴制造艺术仍在不断发展。使用新的结构方法和负担得起的现代复合材料来改善乐器的反应和声音，他生产的小提琴和中提琴具有非凡的音质、力量、投射力和音色。在实验和创新欲望的驱使下，科廷建造了具有持久质量的独特小提琴，这些小提琴在世界范围内越来越被公认为是最高级别的乐器。

个人简历
Joseph Curtin在西安大略大学学习小提琴（1971-73），在多伦多大学学习音乐和哲学（1974-77）。1977年，当他在小提琴制造商Otto Erdesz的指导下，他放弃了音乐表演而选择了路德学。他在Erdesz那里做了几年学徒，并在意大利和法国的工作室工作。1985年，他与合作伙伴Gregg Alf建立了一个工作室，与他们一起以Curtin & Alf的名义制作了十二年的乐器。1997年，他成立了自己的独立工作室--约瑟夫-科廷工作室。他还共同指导美国小提琴协会在欧柏林学院的声学讲习班，是卡特古特声学协会的理事和特约编辑，并且是《斯特拉德》杂志的定期撰稿人。