The total price is slightly higher than a $60 USD starter violin from Amazon, but we’re betting the Hovalin is a better quality instrument than anything that cheap. The Hovalin was released back ...

Building a violin by hand is no easy task, but constructing one out of carbon fiber is an amazing feat! Carpenter [Ken] had never made a violin before, nor built anything substantial out of carbon ...

His interpretation of geometry and design for the violin has served as a conceptual model for violin makers for more than 250 years. Stradivari also made harps, guitars, violas, and cellos--more than ...

The presence of a label with a famous maker name or date has no bearing on whether the instrument is genuine.Thousands upon thousands of violins were made in the 19th century as inexpensive copies of ...