Fernando Solar - Construcción de Instrumentos y Arcos

Fernando Solar González is considered to be one of the most important Spanish violin makers of the twentieth century. The large number of instruments and bows that he made are being played around the world by top professional musicians. Now, more than half a century later, his son Fernando and daughter Mercedes continue this tradition, working in the style of the best Italian violin makers and French bow makers of former times. Many years of research and experience have been necessary to understand the methods that were used in making those wonderful old instruments and bows. Such is the Solar family, a saga of violin and bow makers working in the great tradition of the past. http://video.plenummedia.com/fernando-solar-luthier