The skill of Taiwanese violin making industry at the early stage was not invested by foreigners nor any technicians being employed as instructors. At the beginning of Taiwan recovery violin making was mostly self-exploring and imitating works, the physical appearance was similar as modern violins but the essential realizing was still lack. For decades the new generation have studied the professional violin making and maintaining skill in the overseas violin making school or studio, levelling up Taiwanese violin making sector. However, no professional violin making school in Taiwan, the skill is still mainly taught by the apprenticeship or at an individual studio.

In 2003, Professor Kuo-Hua Chen established the first violin making studio at the department of ethnic music, graduate school at National Tainan Art University. There is a hardship for passing on to the violin making skill in Taiwan. In addition to the record by words and pictures, the passing on to handicraft knowledge has its own uncertainty. The common teaching is mouth to mouth, and done by working.

This projected film will be shot with a variety of angles violin making and constructed a system of pedagogical material for students’ reference and for on-line teaching provided that the internet system in good condition. Students would use it as teaching text and practice repeatedly with a comparative standard flowing chart, so violin making will be passed on systematically.