The Columbian

Sound of Battle Ground: Luthier says the climate is ideal for making world-class stringed instruments

BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...
Rapid City Journal

Photos: Violinmaking thrives in the land of Stradivarius

Acoustics aren't all that count when making a violin. Aesthetics are also a key element. And that's why the craft of making stringed instruments is thriving in Italy, a country known for its love of ...
Publishers Weekly

Making Poor Man’s Guitars: Cigar Box Guitars, the Frying Pan Banjo and Other DIY Instruments

Musician Speal shares his decades of experience in building, playing, and customizing classic DIY instruments in this delightful guide. It was hearing Jimi Hendrix’s “Red House” that caused him to ...
VTDigger

Making it in Vermont: With child-size violas, new venture goes nationwide

Luthiers Jong Won Lee, left, and Rachel Currier craft instruments at The Burlington Violin Shop in Burlington on Friday, June 21, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger [V]ermont Violins started as a ...
Artnet

Researchers in Vietnam Discovered That Two Deer Antlers Languishing in Museum Storage Are Actually 2,000-Year-Old Musical Instruments

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...