Paul Gardinier loves the exactitude. That’s the part of making string instruments that stands out as the Juneau man’s favorite. “It’s super precise,” Gardinier told the Capital City Weekly while ...

Matthew Gilbert grew up on a farm, studied literature in college and went on to get a master’s degree in theology. But his passion is violins. Creating new violins from generic-seeming pieces of wood, ...

BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...

The craftsmanship says “fine musical instrument.” The jovial atmosphere says “fiddle.” As luthiers Steve Thomas and Gary Vessel work in their downtown Modesto shop, Thomas & Vessel Stringed ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the global Make Music Day happening Thursday, June 21, NAMM's Museum of Making Music will offer a full day of music-making ...

As clients for his prototype and model-making work began heading abroad, Eugene Holtier, an industrial designer by training, knew he needed to find something with more stability. "I got to the ...

Visit any local farmers market, summer festival or coffee-house jam session, and you’ll likely see adults making music with fiddles, banjos and mandolins. It’s no surprise, then, that Vermont kids ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - These aren’t ordinary string instruments. New instruments that were recently brought to Hawaii are made of fiber from flax plants. Belgium-based luthier Tim Duerinck ...

The Marquette County String Orchestra is a recently-formed organization for adults who play violin, viola, cello or bass. The ...

Paul Gardinier loves the exactitude. That’s the part of making string instruments that stands out as the Juneau man’s favorite. “It’s super precise,” Gardinier told the Capital City Weekly while ...