How a violin’s f-holes are shaped can influence the instrument’s lowest notes. MIT scientists, along with a Boston-based violin maker, analyzed how air moves through a violin’s f-shaped holes and ...

We’ve seen 3D-printed violins before, but they used an electric pickup to amplify the sound of the resonating strings. Using a newly formulated white resin, Formlabs instead 3D-printed an acoustic ...

[Matt and Kaitlin Hova] have created The Hovalin, an open source 3D-printed violin. Yes, there have been 3D-printed instruments before, but [The Hovas] have created something revolutionary – a 3D ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Neal Phillips pulls from a wide repertoire of songs to play on his electric violin. The Valencia College professor opts for some Guns N’ Roses. The “Game of Thrones” theme? A little ...

Violin makers routinely finish their instruments with a thick coat of varnish, the better to protect and preserve the wood. Now Swiss scientists claim that this varnish also plays a role in the ...

For whatever reason, violins are often at the forefront of futuristic design. But no matter how crazy a violin looks, the only thing that really matters is how it sounds. So while the 3Dvarius, the ...

From Tchaikovsky to The Temptations, from Imagine Dragons to Johann Sebastian Bach, music masters Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus collaborate to bring audiences a rare glimpse of an evening of unusual, ...