Remo del Tredici began making violins in his 70s. Inspired by his neighbor, a volunteer for AmVets, and the memory of his brother who was killed during WWII, he began giving away his violins to vets.

Every morning at school, Elizabeth Clark gets her cup of hot water to combat the chilly temperatures in her new workshop. BYU didn't work for Clark; it just didn't feel right. She remains a student, ...

Chances are the first violin you bought your child was factory made and inexpensive, which makes sense considering you don't know yet if they are going to like it. But if they love it and go on to ...

At his Limerick workshop, Ger O'Neill teaches students of all ages how to make stringed instruments, he tells BRIAN O'CONNELL… At his Limerick workshop, Ger O'Neill teaches students of all ages how to ...

“It’s a nexus of art and history and music and science, and it’s endlessly fascinating,” Indianapolis Violins co-owner Chris Ulbricht says while making a violin from scratch. For 500 years, the way ...

A West Texas man chipped away at the project for decades. When he died in 2018, the violin was still unfinished — a bunch of carefully crafted parts in a box. Robert Hunter wasn't famous. The man who ...

I'm working on the channel that sits right next to where the purfling will go on the instrument. I use a very small, narrow chisel because the grain is very tricky to work in this spot. It keeps ...