A violin "Made in Cremona'' carries a revered imprimatur ... We should also understand what he knew about the design and making of his masterpieces. That's equally true for Antonio Stradivari. An ...

Antonio Stradivari, a master Italian craftsman of string instruments from Cremona, left behind around 1,000 instruments, including violins, violas and guitars, the latter of which unfortunately ...

The craftsman’s name is still known around the world more than 300 years later, though his life story remains something of a mystery: Antonio Stradivari, maker of incomparable violins ...

The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo, born in Cremona, Italy, in 1683 (d. 1747). His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence ...

After housing the instrument on loan since 1977, the <a href=" of Congress announced Wednesday that it has officially ...

Giacomo Fiocco of the Arvedi Laboratory of Non-Invasive Diagnostics at the University of Pavia as they discuss the life of Antonio Stradivari with a focus on the unique construction process of his ...

View violins and portraits of violinists and fiddle players in the Smithonian's collections. Read about research to understand the engineering and craftsmanship that Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) ...

A video by the Ottawa Symphony about the possibilities of using new technologies in instruments inspired a Washington County, Calif., music teacher to experiment with 3D-printing them for her students ...

Frohlich uses it to probe the anatomy of the world’s greatest violins, including those made by Antonio Stradivari between 1677 and 1727. Musicians throughout Europe traveled to Italy to purchase ...