We’ve seen 3D-printed violins before, but they used an electric pickup to amplify the sound of the resonating strings. Using a newly formulated white resin, Formlabs instead 3D-printed an acoustic ...

When a Guarneri “del Gesù” violin known as the “Baltic” hits the auction block at Tarisio on March 15-16, bidders won’t be vying over its sound alone. “The Baltic is not just an instrument,” says ...

Rhett Price is accustomed to recording music and performing at shows using a wooden violin that’s been around for at least two centuries. So when he recently picked up and experimented with a plastic ...

Using the same "stick-and-slip" technique as a violinist drawing a bow across the strings, the spiny lobster strives for a strikingly different result -- to make a cacophony alarming enough to scare ...

Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good — it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood. For the past 300 years, musicians and ...

For whatever reason, violins are often at the forefront of futuristic design. But no matter how crazy a violin looks, the only thing that really matters is how it sounds. So while the 3Dvarius, the ...

Rob Landes plays sound effects on violin! Featuring classic device sounds like Nokia & Windows XP, and game sounds from Mario ...

Varnishes protect works of art and wooden instruments from environmental damage. However, until recently, little research had been carried out into the effects of varnish on the sound of violins. Empa ...

“The Violin,” it’s been reliably reported, has won 46 international awards, and it’s not hard to see why. The debut dramatic feature by Mexican director Francisco Vargas is a quintessential film ...