Making old-world violins in the heart of Murray
The name actually comes from the lute, a 15th century French instrument that looks like a bloated banjo. People who made ...
Long Island music shop allegedly cheated owners after selling instruments for $2M on consignment
The instruments included two bass violins and 43 bows estimated to be worth $1.5 million from the estate of a longtime double ...
Claremont luthier finds love and craft in the shape of a violin
JB Violins is tucked into a small building off Alley 38, just south of West Bonita Avenue in Claremont. One might expect its ...
Dog Paw looks like a drum pad but plays like they just crossed a weighted piano with a violin
Add in a built-in synth and sample engine and its own audio outs and you’ve a musical instrument that defies description ...
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Review: A New York Philharmonic Evening of Small Epiphanies
as well as a new violin concerto by Nico Muhly. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Near the end of the lullaby that gives way to the blazing finale of Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Suite, the music ...
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NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
Scientists have announced that they will turn off one additional instrument on each spacecraft to conserve energy. The twin Voyager probes launched in 1977 to take advantage of a once-in-176-year ...
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Young Craftsman Resurrects ‘Extinct’ Musical Instrument by Consulting Ancient Literature (LISTEN)
From India comes the incredible story of a young man who reconstructed an ‘extinct’ musical instrument using clues in ancient literature. Called the Yazh, this gorgeous harp, carved in the ...
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A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby ...