Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the company has filed for bankruptcy. The news has hit Paul McCartney, who has made ...

As Guillermo del Toro’s go-to composer, Alexandre Desplat knew about the filmmaker’s desire to tell his version of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” While del Toro loved the story, Desplat admits his own ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...

Timothy Chooi is finding that his latest Stradivarius, a 311-year-old instrument estimated to be worth up to $30 million, makes his job easier. “It wants to make music,” the University of Ottawa ...

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 ...

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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 ...

"An instrument to a musician is way more than an object, it's more of a companion," says classical violinist David Lopez Ibanez, whose 18th Century violin was stolen in February. The instrument, which ...

David Lopez Ibanez said the theft of his violin was "a musician's worst nightmare" "An instrument to a musician is way more than an object, it's more of a companion," says classical violinist David ...

🎻 Master Violin Vibrato in Just 60 Seconds! This quick tutorial breaks down the fundamentals of violin vibrato into an easy, bite-sized lesson. Learn the essential wrist motion, finger control, and ...