A more recent article (2006) by the same author discuss his progress in developing an "ultralight" violin: https://josephcurtinstudios.com/subject-to-change-inn

A more recent article (2006) by the same author discuss his progress in developing an "ultralight" violin: https://josephcurtinstudios.com/subject-to-change-innovation-among-violinmakers/ https://josephcurtinstudios.com/subject-to-change-innovation... Curiously this new design remains under development today, with completion listed as "fall 2018". As an amateur luthier, I'm thrilled to see a push for innovation in the viol family of instruments. It's an uphill battle -- any deviation from Cremona design is seen as heresy and is immediately rejected. Even benign cosmetic elements are dismissed out-of-hand. Thankfully this orthodoxy does not exist in the folk instrument world, where innovation flourishes. The author's comment about being a civil war re-enactment actor perfectly captures what it feels like to be trapped by orthodoxy.