According to historical records, the earliest violin was made by a man named Dasaro who lived in the northern Italian town of Brescia. During the same period, A. Amati in the city of Cremona was also a pioneer in violin making.

From the 16th century to the 18th century, Italy's violin manufacturing industry developed rapidly with the unprecedented prosperity of music and art, giving rise to four outstanding masters: G.P. Marcini, N. Amati, A. Stradivari, and C. Guanelli. The violins they made back then have now become rare treasures and masterpieces. At the same time, the violin making industry in various European countries has gradually developed.

In the mid-17th century, Matthias Koloz, a representative German violinist, founded the history of the German violin making industry in Mittenwald, southern Germany. In addition, the violin making industry in the UK also holds a place throughout Europe.

After the 18th century, the leading position in violin making shifted from Italy to France. During this period, the shape of the violin continued to improve, achieving greater volume and better sound quality. French qin maker N. Lupo took Stradivari as a model and combined French and Italian qin making techniques. At the same time, France's F. Turt made significant reforms to the length, weight, shape, and installation of the bow. The development of the violin during this period reflects the requirements for violin performance, such as the singing ability and greater changes in bow movement in the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

From 1789 to 1799, after the French Revolution, with the decline of the nobility and royal family, music also moved from the court to the people, and symphony orchestras and concert halls emerged to serve the public. To adapt to the changing environment, the violin needs to increase its volume.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the neck of the violin became longer and thinner, tilted backwards, the fingerboard became longer, the bridge became higher, and had a greater curvature. The G string had already been wrapped in silver wire. The purpose of these changes is to adapt to greater tension. The growth of the strings increases the pressure on the surface of the instrument, causing the bass beam to become longer and thicker, and the column to become thicker, resulting in a larger and more powerful sound. Around 1820, L Spoel invented the chin rest, freeing the left hand from the complete responsibility of holding the qin. The setting of the chin rest makes the left hand more comfortable when changing handles, kneading strings, and pressing strings. At the end of the 18th century, music schools emerged one after another in Europe, which greatly increased the demand for violins and promoted the development of the machine made piano industry.