Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an ...

What: A fascinating video that demonstrates the difference in sound quality between an extremely affordable violin, and one that costs as much as beachfront property. Who: YouTube violinist Rob Landes ...

There is no question that violin-making is an art form. It requires a musician's ear, a craftsperson's skill, and a historian ...

A Stradivarius violin is one of the most prized instruments in classical music. The few musicians lucky enough to play an ...

This violinist did an experiment to test whether people could hear the difference between a real and synthetic violin sound. Can you hear which is which? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) ...

Milan, 6 May 2022 - What makes the sound of one violin preferable to that of another? Do some Stradivarius violins really have a special sound? To answer these questions, a multidisciplinary team ...

One little trick and BAM, you’ve got yourself a brand-new string instrument. Violinist Esther Abrami has come up with a brilliant trick to make a violin sound like a cello: and literally all you have ...

Ever wondered about those elaborately carved openings on violins — what they do, and how they came about? Researchers at MIT and the North Bennet Street School in Boston did, and what they found out ...