A master craftsman supposedly pours their soul into their work. In this book review of The Violin Maker’s Secret, we explore an instrument that ...

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 ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, a 40-something Brooklynite and the center of John Marchese’s nonfiction book “The Violin Maker,” has been asking questions about the centuries-old craft of violin-making. Those ...

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 ...

Carleen Hutchins, 98, 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 to reproducing the venerated sound ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Get ready to be immersed in a wave of overwhelming musical past through a unique exhibit of the most prestigious string instrument in history: The Stradivarius. “Stradivarius: Origins and ...

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 ...