The journey begins with selecting the perfect wood, followed by meticulous shaping, carving, and assembling to bring the violin to life. Each step requires expertise and precision, as the ancient tree ...

A record-breaking Stradivarius has sold for $23 million (£17.8 million), the highest sum ever paid for a violin. The 1715 ...

Violin bows are far more complex than they appear ... The most essential are Pernambuco wood from Brazil and horsehair from Mongolia that costs $900 a pound. Typically, horses in cold climates ...

The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his ... a friend for whom Elgar invented the name ‘Windflower’ (a wood anemone, one of the first signs of spring), which he also attached to two ...

Building a violin by hand is no easy task, but constructing one out of carbon fiber is an amazing feat! Carpenter [Ken] had never made a violin before, nor built anything substantial out of carbon ...

Janusz Wawrowski, a professor of music and a violinist, is using the only Stradivarius violin in Poland to showcase the works of composer Grażyna Bacewicz.

[Matt and Kaitlin Hova] have created The Hovalin, an open source 3D-printed violin. Yes, there have been 3D-printed instruments before, but [The Hovas] have created something revolutionary – a ...