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 ...

Midsummer’s Music affiliate the Griffon String Quartet will lead a two-day string retreat for violin, viola and cello ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

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 ...

Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform ...