美国有一个小提琴协会。1980年协会中出现了分歧,一些心怀不满的美国小提琴协会会员从该会中分裂出来,组成了一个新的组织,叫美国小提琴及琴弓制作者联盟,与原先的协会抗衡。这个联盟是一个非盈利性机构。其对象是居住在美国和加拿大的专业小提琴制作家或提琴修理者。其宗旨是帮助美国和加拿大提琴制作者,使其发展成为经验丰富的熟练 The United States has a violin association. Disagreements emerged in the 1980 associations, with disgruntled members of the American Violin Association splitting up to form a new organization called the Alliance of Violinists and Bows Producers in the United States, contending with the original association. This alliance is a non-profit organization. Its target is a professional violin maker or violinist living in the United States and Canada. Its purpose is to help the United States and Canada violin makers, to develop into a skilled proficiency