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 ...

Simon Stanbridge can make stringed instruments out of anything — from baked bean tins to cheese boxes. "I just can't help myself; I think I'm up to about 125 [instruments]," he told Firas Massouh on ...

A string instrument "Cello" which is larger than the violin and slightly smaller than the contrabass is a musical instrument with four strings and bass echoes. A cello craftworker cut out timber, ...

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 ...

Dadpur, a village in Uluberia, is renowned for its craftsmen who specialize in making stringed instruments like sitars and guitars with meticulous craftsmanship and musical refinement. Dadpur's ...

BRISTOL, Va. – A new exhibit that delves into the tradition and craftsmanship of creating acoustic musical instruments opens Friday at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Called ‘The Luthier’s ...

A decade ago, Kevin Gullion wouldn't have guessed his last job would be creating one-of-a-kind guitars from pieces of old furniture and barn wood. But now nothing sounds sweeter. "I don't plan on ...

Amar Satpute, a handicraft artisan from the Bahireshwar village in Kolhapur district, was awarded the Central textile ministry’s ‘Rashtriya Shilp’ award for the year 2019 on Monday at an event in New ...