The world’s best violins come with strings made from catgut—which isn’t typically from cats, but does definitely come from the inside of an animal. If you want a more vegetarian alternative, though, ...

Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...

The duo Black Violin is known for mixing classical string instruments with hip-hop beats, creating a unique sound that has ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform ...

Allen Gatchell checks the inventory at Atlantic Strings' Mills Avenue location near downtown Orlando. Expand to read more Jim Carchidi A day at this Orlando violin shop is a lesson in crafting success ...