GARRISON -- Arnie Anderson traveled halfway around the world to get an education in making violins. His daughter, Sarah, doesn't even have to leave her house to get the same education. Sarah, 20, has ...

The violin as we know it today dates back to 16th-century northern Italy. The region spawned dynasties of violin makers, whose names are still synonymous with quality: Giuseppe Guarnari, Antonio ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, 50, the subject of John Marchese's book, "The Violin Maker," lives and works on a quiet street in Brooklyn lined with classic brownstones and townhouses. If you pass through a small ...

For 30 years, violin maker Tom Verdot has seen no need to reinvent the wheel in an occupation that has been around for 400 years. But last spring he decided the time was right to have an apprentice.

The Violin Makers Association of Arizona International will hold its 50th anniversary convention in Tucson next week, attracting luthiers from around the U.S. and Canada. Crafters will converge on the ...

The little-known story of Israeli Amnon Weinstein, a musical craftsman who gathered and restored violins that survived the Holocaust, is coming to the West Coast. “The Violin Maker” will have its ...

Visitors might have to look hard to find the little shop set back on a lot on North West Street, but once they walk through the door, the sounds, sights, and smells would be strong clues they had ...

Langer writes for the Washington Post. Carleen Hutchins, a violin maker who crafted some of the finest instruments of her time, invented new ones and, through science, came as close as anyone ever has ...

Focus on John Montgomery’s violin shop on Hillsborough Street, and it appears unchanged from when he opened it in 1987, when entire days passed without a single person walking by, the words “Violin ...

Mathew M. Symons was interested in violins from a young age, but growing up in Henry County with Quaker parents it wasn't always easy to explore his passion. The first instrument he created – out of a ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Will Bartruff began work on his first violin at the age of 10. Half-a-century later he did one better. The master luthier took on a 9-year-old protégé. “Hey kiddo,” Will says as Ben ...

Mexican violinist Felix Sandre demonstrated his mastery of the bow during a recent performance with Mariachi Rey-Azteca at Tlacuani Mexican Restaurant and Grill in Muhlenberg Township. Sandre’s talent ...