I heard my mother quoting Shinichi Suzuki. I found myself saying yes. Cremona, located in Italy’s Lombardy region, has been the world capital of violin making for six centuries. A hundred and fifty ...

We’ve always said that if we had enough money, we’d have a large room that housed every musical instrument we’ve ever been even mildly interested in. While that dream may never come to pass, it would ...

“It’s a nexus of art and history and music and science, and it’s endlessly fascinating,” Indianapolis Violins co-owner Chris Ulbricht says while making a violin from scratch. For 500 years, the way ...

As a teenager in South Korea, Ayoung An decided to become a violin maker. Her journey eventually took her to Cremona, Italy, a famed hub for masters like Antonio Stradivari. Credit... Supported by ...

Alton private violin instructor Kelsey Waits runs her violin studio out of a small room at the front of her house. With a focus on teaching, Waits dedicates part of her life, and her house, to ...

CHICAGO, Ill. – When it comes to the musical instruments, we hear every day, many are mass produced. But, there’s something about the sound that comes from a hand-crafted instrument. It’s a talent ...

A superintendent at a Pennsylvania school is helping to reduce costs for families with students interested in playing a musical instrument. Once a popular choice, the violin can cost hundreds of ...

Wesley Rule is the entrepreneur behind Knoxville Fine Violins, a violin sales, rental and repair shop in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. He owns the shop along with his wife, Lauren Rule. Rule grew up ...