Rainer W. Leonhardt

V i o l i n mak i ng i s a ver y spec i a l a r t -c ra f t r equ i r i ng t he com- mand of many traditional skills. A special talent for woodworking and ar t i s t i c sens i b i l i t y are among them, but most important is the ability t o i ncorpora t e t he vas t v i o l i n cra f t i ng exper i ence of earlier generations into one’s work. Th i s commi tmen t t o t rad i t i on exp l a i ns why hand crafted instruments from the Leonhardt Workshop persuade not only visually and tactilely, but above a l l i n t he i r mus i ca l r espons i veness and t ona l beauty. _ 3 _ The Process: From Handcrafted Art to Music The Leonha r d t wo r kshop r ep r esen t s t he t h i r d gene ra t i on o f v i o l i n make r s , se r v i ng t he t h i r d generation of satisfied customers.