With IDA not only instrument data but also differentiated biographies of persons can be recorded and put in easily searchable connection to other persons and instruments.
People table with extensive search and filter options. For each instrument there are 30 general characteristics such as builder, owner, name, year of manufacture...
complete instrument biography can be displayed with all details
freely definable fields allow links to other persons such as spouses, children, employees, owners, builders, repairers...
the data can be entered by yourself, imported from digitized professional literature or received from other users
Data on thousands of people involved in violin making from relevant literature are available in the package with IDA or separately.
"The violins and lute makers from the Middle Ages to the present day"
Lütgendorff"Vogtland Violin Making 1 & 2"
Bernd Zöbisch
