A good violin depends on the expertise of the violin maker, but also on the quality of the wood that is used. Professor Francis W. M. R. Schwarze of th Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science ...

Take a closer look at the well-known sound effects that the violin can create and find out how musicians achieve them. The ...

Have you ever wondered what makes an old Italian violin sound so special? For centuries, musicians and scientists have puzzled over the unique qualities of instruments made by masters like Antonio ...

After speaking with violin maker Andrew Carruthers last week about some of his experimental violins with unusual design ...