At its most basic, the Modular Fiddle can be played like any other violin. But creator David Perry designed this instrument to explore the many different physical component shapes and tones made ...

Darol Anger grips his bow loosely, wrist bent, and smacks it against the strings of his fiddle. The resulting sound, a small crunch, is like the crackle of a very tiny drum. “You can get some nice ...

Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), Ararat (N.C.), North Carolina, Farmington (Ark.), Arkansas, Crowley (La.), Louisiana, Iuka (Miss.), Meridian (Miss.), Mississippi ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says an ...

What: A fascinating video that demonstrates the difference in sound quality between an extremely affordable violin, and one that costs as much as beachfront property. Who: YouTube violinist Rob Landes ...

A good violin depends not only on the expertise of the violin maker, but also on the quality of the wood that is used. The Swiss wood researcher Professor Francis W. M. R. Schwarze (Empa, Swiss ...

Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting "Mona Lisa" looks rather gloomy with its dark green and brown colours. It is a little-known fact that the maestro painted the picture in bright colours - so the ...