Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Don’t fret. Benjamin Williams can repair that coveted string instrument for you. The gifted luthier, after years working out of his home, has settled in nicely to the Old Town neighborhood of Mankato.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The smooth tune flowing from Michele Trujillo’s violin carries surprisingly well over the harsh sound of metal scraping steadily against wood. As she plays ...

THROUGH HIS WORK, HE HAS RE-CREATED THE SOUNDS OF -- [INDISCERNIBLE] >> SPARTAN INSTRUMENTS IN LOWELL IS OVERFLOWING. >> I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A TOTAL RESTORATION. >> HE REPAIRS AND RESTORES ...

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that ...