The art and craft of violin making. He scrapes it, gouges it, and sands it. He bends it, carves it, and colors it. Above all, he listens to it. (Violins playing) At 43, Zygmuntowicz is a leading maker ...

CHICAGO -- Paul Becker of Carl Becker & Son in Chicago makes no bones about his father's legacy of violin making. "He was the best in the world. There was no doubt. There was no one who came close to ...

For 500 years, violin-makers have crafted their instruments by hand. But for the past three years, three Minnesotans have been crafting them with the help of a CT scanner and computer-aided machine.

SALT LAKE CITY – Sitting side-by-side on wooden workbenches in a small, two-story shop in the heart of Utah’s capital city, 22 of the nation’s most-promising violin builders are learning to make the ...

Peering into a shiny glass case suspended in an exhibit hall, four curious music lovers examine a violin, soft and warm in color with its delicately detailed scroll and wood grain marks iridescent in ...

Using a gouge, Nelle O'Neill shaves wood from a violin's plates in just the right amounts. With each curl of wood, the sound of the finished product will change. "The more wood removed, the lower the ...

HAVANA (AP) – In a light-filled workshop cluttered with tools and pieces of old string instruments, three men carve strips of imported wood and silently measure the angles of violin pegs and viola ...

Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the instrument’s craft and history As department head of violin making and repair at ...

Violin makers don’t usually take apprentices: They prefer to focus on their craft over training their future competition. It’s even rarer to train more than one at a time. But William Bartruff is ...