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 ...

MILAN — Acoustics aren’t all that count in the making of a violin. Aesthetics do, too. As a result, the craft of stringed instruments is thriving in Italy — a country known for its love of beauty and ...

I'm working on the channel that sits right next to where the purfling will go on the instrument. I use a very small, narrow chisel because the grain is very tricky to work in this spot. It keeps ...