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Modern Composers
A listing of modern string composers compiled from various sources. We are strong proponents of modern music and everything that it has to offer the 21st century. If you have any suggestions for additions to this page, please let us know through the contact page of the site.

Violin Slideshow
A flash slideshow featuring a few of my instruments owned by well known soloists.

2009-2010 Newsletter

Recordings
We are often asked for samples of music performed on Borman Instruments.
Here, we have compiled a page of samples for your listening pleasure.

Science versus the Stradivarius
BBC Radio 4 Broadcast, October 2009
Interview with Terry Borman, Colin Gough, Tasmin Little, Brian Moore,
Joseph Nagyvary, George Stoppani

2009 Research Trip
In January 2009, my research partner and I scanned an additional 17 instruments at the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, Netherlands. I was also able to complete a comprehensive study of a 1743 Guarneri del Gesu. We hope to publish our findings soon. In the meantime, I have composed a short narrative of the trip along with photographs of the scanning process.

Modal Animations
Modal analysis studies the dynamic properties/structural characteristics
of a mechanical structure under dynamic excitation.
This page shows animations of some modern instruments,
a 1714 Strad, and a 1715 Strad.

Violin Making Workbook
Our popular violinmaking workbook has been re-vamped and updated.

CT Movie of a 1735 Guarneri del Gesu
Take a trip through the body of a classic violin.

Stradivarius vs Borman
A sound spectrum comparison of a
1715 Strad to a modern Borman.