The art and craft of violin making. He scrapes it, gouges it, and sands it. He bends it, carves it, and colors it. Above all, he listens to it. (Violins playing) At 43, Zygmuntowicz is a leading maker ...

Using a gouge, Nelle O'Neill shaves wood from a violin's plates in just the right amounts. With each curl of wood, the sound of the finished product will change. "The more wood removed, the lower the ...

Every morning at school, Elizabeth Clark gets her cup of hot water to combat the chilly temperatures in her new workshop. BYU didn't work for Clark; it just didn't feel right. She remains a student, ...

At his Limerick workshop, Ger O'Neill teaches students of all ages how to make stringed instruments, he tells BRIAN O'CONNELL… At his Limerick workshop, Ger O'Neill teaches students of all ages how to ...

Peering into a shiny glass case suspended in an exhibit hall, four curious music lovers examine a violin, soft and warm in color with its delicately detailed scroll and wood grain marks iridescent in ...

A noted New York concert violinist is suing a Manhattan businessman, claiming he used her to up the value of a 17th-century violin, and then cut her out of the profits. Juilliard-trained Eugenia Choi ...

Some people see 3D printers as expensive and slow devices for replicating bracelets, whistles, and Yoda heads. Until the world transitions to a plastic octopus-based economy, those of us with 3D ...

Remo del Tredici began making violins in his 70s. Inspired by his neighbor, a volunteer for AmVets, and the memory of his brother who was killed during WWII, he began giving away his violins to vets.

I'm working on the channel that sits right next to where the purfling will go on the instrument. I use a very small, narrow chisel because the grain is very tricky to work in this spot. It keeps ...