Cuban craftsmen tuning up to deal with violin shortage Using imported tools and varnishes, Andrés Martínez takes pride in a quality of work that he says can't be found among amateur repairmen who use ...

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 ...

Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere AFP / Miguel MEDINA Working in the shadow of the ...