Trueman helped develop the first hardanger d’amore 15 years ago with Håkedal. Trueman wanted a five-stringed instrument with a longer neck and larger body that maintained the signature drone sound of ...

At its most basic, the Modular Fiddle can be played like any other violin. But creator David Perry designed this instrument to explore the many different physical component shapes and tones made ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Right about now, the fort is fully warmed up. Over the past week, Fort Worden State Park has been the setting for Voice Works, an immersion workshop-concert-dance camp celebrating ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says an ...

Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), Ararat (N.C.), North Carolina, Farmington (Ark.), Arkansas, Crowley (La.), Louisiana, Iuka (Miss.), Meridian (Miss.), Mississippi ...

At first glance, the fiddle looks a lot like a violin. The biggest difference is the piece that holds the strings together. "The bridge itself can be a little bit flatter, so you can play multiple ...

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke is always tickled to play in Tucson. “I often think this kind of music we play is typically wet-weather music,” Burke said in a phone interview from Portland, Ore., his home ...

IF YOU GO• What: CD release concert for "Fine Times at Fletcher's House" with Fletcher Bright and Bill Evans• When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3• Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.• Admission: ...

Milan, 6 May 2022 - What makes the sound of one violin preferable to that of another? Do some Stradivarius violins really have a special sound? To answer these questions, a multidisciplinary team ...