A Sotheby's auction is slated to sell an important musical instrument crafted by a noted violin maker later this week. It ...

A violin made by the famous Italian luthier and craftsman Antonio Stradivari in 1714 could become the most expensive musical ...

There is a certain paradox to the greatest violins. No matter how uniform the testimony of their players and audiences, a ...

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari ... Before Ma, 19th century violinist Joseph Joachim owned the instrument. Joachim was a close ...

The art of lutherie, or the making of stringed instruments, is a beautiful blend of craftsmanship and musicality. This ...

The great [violin] makers from the past did not have access to technology and were still able to create beautiful instruments. In fact, in our workshop, we still use the tools that our grandfather ...

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical ...

In 2006, a French luthier and polymath named Francois Denis wrote a book called Traité de Lutherie: The Violin and the Art of Measurement, where he described the design methods of the Italian masters.

A violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari ... of musician and NEC graduate Si-Hon Ma, who donated the instrument to the school. The Sotheby’s auction will take place on ...

Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the instrument was crafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian violin maker, during his “golden period” of craftsmanship. The instrument is ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever ...