And that’s a problem. Logging, urban sprawl and ranching have shrunk Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the tree’s habitat, to an ...
An instrument and bow maker has said an absence of training and ban on materials threatens the future of his industry. Rudolf ...
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LOS ANGELES (CN) - The owner of two valuable violin bows claims an auctioneer sold his bows and kept the $240,000 from the sale. He claims the bows have "significantly increased in value" since the ...
Who knew the venerable violin still had surprises in store for us, after nearly 500 years as one of the leading voices in music? An Australian master archetier, or bow-maker, has built a simple device ...
If you want to learn about violins and the bows that make them sing, you’ll want to catch up with Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak. Shaak is shop owner and bow maker at Mount Airy Violins & Bows on ...
[Martin], of the YouTube channel [WinterGatan], recently uploaded a video tour of the Phonoliszt Violina, an orchestrion, or a machine that plays music that sounds as though an orchestra is playing.
In a small, sun-drenched studio outside of Boston, Benoit Rolland runs his hand over thin, dark planks of wood. He taps them to demonstrate how the percussive sound of each species varies. The pitch ...
Frank Passa, an internationally known maker of bows and violins, died Sept. 11 in Santa Rosa after a long illness. He was 85. A native of New York City, Mr. Passa served in the Army during World War ...