"Joseph Curtin is a contemporary violinmaker who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.He was a 2005 recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program \"genius grant\".He has also directed workshops on violin design through the Violin Society of America, a group of builders.Curtin is known for using technology such as MRIs, Lasers, and other scanning devices to measure the physics and acoustics of violins, to aid in his designs."@en . . . "Joseph Curtin"@en . . . "American violin maker" . "Curtin, Joseph"@en . .