Oh, stock photos. Never change. Violins made by Antonio Stradivari can cost millions of dollars because of their reputation for superior sound. That sound may be due to the wood used, which came from ...
Normally, finding mold on your instrument would make any violinist panic. Fungus needs heat and moisture to grow, both of which are deadly to the delicate woods used to make stringed instruments. But ...
Prof Francis Schwarze, of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Science and Technology, has succeeded in modifying wood used for violin-making through treatment with two kinds of fungi: ...
They cost millions of pounds, are centuries old and are treasured by musicians for their beautiful tones. Stradivari violins change hands for astronomical sums – one well-preserved example sold for ...
This guy compared a £50 violin from Amazon with a £250,000 Carlo Antonio Testore violin from 18th-century Milan. Can you hear the difference? If you reckon you’ve got a well-trained ear, you might ...
Italy's master violin makers are feeling the strain. The Chinese, who can already turn out a violin, bow and case for £13, are now after the prestige market. Cremona in northern Italy has been the ...
China pulls world's strings in violin making / Competitors can't match cheap labor, evolving quality
2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Xiqiao , China-- For more than 10 years, Wu Hong Fang's days have been filled with the same gentle sound, the quick chafe of sandpaper on spruce and maple. Working briskly, she ...
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