Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...
You may know them from their string covers of modern-day pop songs in Netflix’s “Bridgerton,” in the background of “Westworld ...
The world’s best violins come with strings made from catgut—which isn’t typically from cats, but does definitely come from the inside of an animal. If you want a more vegetarian alternative, though, ...
A London-based musician has created violin strings from human hair. According to a YouTube video, artist Tadas Maksimovas came up with this unique idea to promote Street Musicians' Day and contacted ...
Most are quick to link hip-hop to violence. Others are fast to link hip-hop to violins. In the latter camp is Miri Ben-Ari, who speaks hurriedly in her heavy Israeli accent as if she is carrying out a ...
2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Xiqiao , China-- For more than 10 years, Wu Hong Fang's days have been filled with the same gentle sound, the quick chafe of sandpaper on spruce and maple. Working briskly, she ...