cello's range) is also available. The majority of the first electric violinists were musicians playing jazz fusion (e.g., Jean-Luc Ponty) and popular music. Violin authentication Violin authentication is the process of determining the maker and manufacture date of a violin. This process is similar to that used to determine the provenance of art works. This can be an important process as significant value may be attached to violins made either by specific makers or at specific times and locations. Forgery and other methods of fraudulent misrepresentation can be used to inflate the value of an instrument. See also Baroque violin Bass violin Cello rock Hardanger fiddle Kontra Låtfiol List of solo violin pieces Nyckelharpa Paganini Rabeca Ravanahatha Stradivarius String instruments Stroh violin Violin acoustics Violin concerto Violin making and maintenance Violin sonata Five-string violin Notes References Bibliography Viol and Lute Makers of Venice 1490–1630, by Stefano Pio (2012), Venezia Ed. Venice research, Violin and Lute Makers of Venice 1640–1760, by Stefano Pio (2004), Venezia Ed. Venice research, Liuteri & Sonadori, Venice 1750–1870, by Stefano Pio (2002), Venezia Ed. Venice research, The Violin Forms of Antonio Stradivari, by Stewart Pollens (1992), London: Peter Biddulph. Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching, by Ivan Galamian (1999), Shar Products Co. The Contemporary Violin: Extended Performance Techniques, by Patricia and Allen Strange (2001), University of California Press. The Violin: Its History and Making, by Karl Roy (2006), The Fiddle Book, by Marion Thede (1970), Oak Publications. Latin Violin, by Sam Bardfeld, The Canon of Violin Literature, by Jo Nardolillo (2012), Scarecrow Press. The Violin Explained - Components Mechanism and Sound by James Beament (1992/1997), Clarendon Press. Antonio Stradivari, his life and work, 1644-1737', by William Henry Hill; Arthur F Hill; Alfred Ebsworth Hill (1902/1963), Dover Publications. 1963. . An Encyclopedia of the Violin, by Alberto Bachmann (1965/1990), Da Capo Press. Violin - And Easy Guide, by Chris Coetzee (2003), New Holland Publishers. The Violin, by Yehudi Menuhin (1996), Flammarion. The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill (1984), Phaidon. Violin-Making as it was, and is, by Edward Heron-Allen (1885/1994), Ward Lock Limited. Violins & Violinists, by Franz Farga (1950), Rockliff Publishing Corporation Ltd.Viols, Violins and Virginals, by Jennifer A. Charlton (1985), Ashmolean Museum. The Violin, by Theodore Rowland-Entwistle (1967/1974), Dover Publications. The Early Violin and Viola, by Robin Stowell (2001), Cambridge University Press. The Complete Luthier's Library. A Useful International Critical Bibliography for the