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

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

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

MIT researchers have developed a detailed physics-based simulation of a 1715 Titian Stradivarius violin, enabling luthiers to test design changes before crafting an instrument. Built from CT scans and ...

Considering jazz is an art form that mostly makes it up as it goes along, it's ironically appropriate that printed records—i.e., data—from the days of its birth are decidedly sparse. We know, at least ...

A teacher understands why a quality instrument makes a huge difference for a student, but a parent or new student may not ...