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 ...

Instruments of "violin genus" such as violin, viola, cello and contrabass are traditionally opened in the opening of the letter "F" on the body surface of the instrumentF HoleTo be holding. The shape ...

Jeff Reider runs the cello bow slowly over a clean-burning flame, fine hairs from a Mongolian stallion cinching together in a taught line under his watchful eye. “There’s a fine line between cinching ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Rosin is an essential accessory for any string instrument ...

What he does: Owns Hosmer Violins at 7101 E. Genesee St. in the town of Manlius. He sells and repairs violins, violas and cellos. Family: He and his wife, Maria; two adult daughters. What's new: After ...

Diedra Lukoff went to the Hilbert Art Museum in Orange last week for lack of any other plans on a sweltering afternoon. She expected a good time, a respite from the heat amid the gallery’s cheerful ...