My New Violin

'On questioned, "What kind of relation do you have with people?", he answered "I only have a few friends, perhaps because my interests are different. For me working is also a form of relaxation. I like classical music very much; I like Bach most of all because it gives me strength, it calms me and at the same time it cheers me up. Rock and heavy metal are sound pollution for me."'
- Isvan Konya, Hungarian violin maker who studied in Cremona, Italy,
1974