{"id":11594,"date":"2025-02-05T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T06:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/cau-chuyen-ve-giong-hat-cua-cay-dan-violin\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T04:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:33:59","slug":"cau-chuyen-ve-giong-hat-cua-cay-dan-violin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/en\/cau-chuyen-ve-giong-hat-cua-cay-dan-violin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the &#8220;Voice&#8221; of the Violin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Professional solo violinists all have their own concept of their own sound, the instrument that expresses their &#8220;voice&#8221;. Therefore, especially in the era of legendary violinists such as Kreisler, Heifetz, Milstein, Menuhin&#8230;, the audience can recognize the sound of the violinist they love. A violin can be very good, very expensive, but it is not necessarily the violin that the artist loves. Below is a special story about the &#8220;voice&#8221; of the violin.   <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Dylana Jenson (1961-present) is a renowned violinist. She began playing the violin at the age of two and was considered a violin prodigy. In 1978, at the Tchaikovsky Competition, she caused the audience to applaud for first prize while the other contestants had not yet finished their performance, so much so that the organizers had to turn off the electricity to let the audience leave. She eventually became the first and youngest American woman to receive a silver medal at a Tchaikovsky Competition.   <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Dylana&#8217;s guitar in the 1978 competition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dylana Jenson plays Paganini&#039;s La Campanella - live from 1978 Tchaikovsky Violin Competition (vinyl)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IfmvEGqcaZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>After winning the Tchaikovsky Competition, at the age of 17, Dylana Jenson was given a 1743 Guarneri by a sponsor, and she was delighted to find one that suited her. Not because it was a famous antique, but because it produced her \u201cvoice,\u201d the voice she wanted. <\/p>\n\n<p>However, a few years later, when Dylana Jenson\u2019s career was at its peak, the sponsor asked for the instrument back when she got married (because he thought Dylana was not serious about her musical career). Dylana struggled to find a suitable instrument for herself. This was also the main reason why Dylana disappeared from the big stages, and mainly played on smaller scales. She spent many years in her \u201cgolden age\u201d searching for an instrument that produced the sound she really wanted.   <\/p>\n\n<p>This continued for decades until Dylana was introduced to Samuel Zygmuntowicz by Yo Yo Ma (a famous cellist). Zygmuntowicz was a talented luthier, very famous for making and copying Strad and Guarneri instruments. This copying was not only limited to the appearance, but also the sound of the instrument.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-02.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-02-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-02-600x750.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dylana was 2 years and 10 months old. This was the moment her parents gave her her first violin. (Photo: Facebook Dylana Jenson)  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, when Zygmuntowicz completed the first guitar that Dylana ordered, Dylana felt that the sound of the guitar was quite &#8220;dark sounding&#8221;. She was not completely satisfied with it, and bought another Zygmuntowicz from a friend. She played on this second Zygmuntowicz for several years.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, knowing that Dylana was not satisfied with her first guitar, Zygmuntowicz repeatedly &#8220;begged&#8221; Dylana to send the guitar back so he could make adjustments. She was finally very satisfied and happy when she received the guitar back from Zygmuntowicz. The guitar had achieved the sound that Dylana wanted &#8211; although there was still something missing&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n<p>Dylana ordered another guitar from Zygmuntowicz and received it in 2011. However, after receiving the guitar, Dylana did not open the case for several days. She was not sure if she would be completely satisfied this time.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Finally, after much deliberation, when she was alone, Dylana took out the guitar and tried it out. She was completely shocked. She felt truly &#8220;free&#8221;, free to express the &#8220;voice&#8221; she wanted.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-1025x1536.jpeg 1025w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dragonviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cau-chuyen-giong-hat-03.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo: Facebook Dylana Jenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>To this day, Dylana still has the two guitars she ordered from Zygmuntowicz. She occasionally plays the first one so that it \u201cdoesn\u2019t feel abandoned.\u201d Both guitars hold great sentimental value to the artist.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Samuel Zygmuntowicz is recognized as a world-class luthier, sought after by violinists for custom violins. His violins can cost $50,000 or more. The Guarneri violins of yesteryear must have been worth millions of dollars.  <\/p>\n\n<p>When you buy a vintage instrument, you\u2019re not just buying the sound, you\u2019re also buying an investment that can pay off big time. Retired musician Aaron Rosand sold his 1741 Guarneri for $10 million. As a young man, he paid everything he had for the instrument because it was the \u201cvoice\u201d he wanted. He bought it for $50,000 at the time, and worked hard for 7-8 years to pay it off.   <\/p>\n\n<p>And you, have you ever imagined the sound you want when buying a violin?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional solo violinists all have their own concept of their own sound, the instrument that expresses their &#8220;voice&#8221;. Therefore, especially in the era of legendary violinists such as Kreisler, Heifetz, Milstein, Menuhin&#8230;, the audience can recognize the sound of the violinist they love. 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