- Samuel Zygmuntowicz
Samuel Zygmuntowicz (born 1956) is a contemporary
violinmaker . He began his instrument making training when he was 15 years old.Zygmuntowicz was born in
Philadelphia and is a graduate of the Violin Making School of America inSalt Lake City . Later he received five years of additional training in the restoration workshop ofJacques Français andRené Morel . Since 1985 he is based inBrooklyn, New York , often making replicas of classic instruments. [Marchese, 2007]Isaac Stern owned two of his violins. After Stern died in 2001, both violins were sold at a Tarisio auction in 2003. Each violin surpassed the previous record for the highest price paid for a string instrument by a living maker at auction. [Strings Magazine, February 2006] One of the instruments sold in 2003 was a Guarneri-model violin made by Zygmuntowics in 1994 for Stern. That 1994 violin currently holds the record for the highest price paid for a string instrument by a living maker at auction. The violin was sold by Tariso for $130,000 plus buyer's premium. [Tarisio Web site]References
1cite book | last=Marchese | first=John | coauthors= | title=The Violin Maker | location=New York | publisher=Harper Collins | year=2007 | isbn=9780060012670 2cite web |url= http://www.stringsmagazine.com/article/136/136,3525,ShopVisit-1.asp
title=A Confluence of Confluences |accessdate=2007-12-17 |last=Schrader |first=Erin |coauthors= |date=February 2006 |work= |publisher=String Letter Publishing3cite web |url=http://www.tarisio.com/web/red_book_3.php?q_type=6&kws=Zygmuntowicz,%20S.&TPS=0 |title= The Red Book|accessdate=2007-12-17 |last=Cohen |first=Donald |coauthors= |date=2006 |work= |publisher=Tarisio
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