The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax More summer essentials I knew the violin was an unforgiving instrument but I had always ...

You did a great job wrapping the presents, but your work isn’t done yet. The gift still needs ribbons and bows. It may sound like a daunting task—something only one of Santa’s highly trained elves ...

Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the company has filed for bankruptcy. The news has hit Paul McCartney, who has made ...

IN 2017 A FRENCH auctioneer sold a 200-year-old violin bow made by François Xavier Tourte, regarded as the Antonio Stradivari of bow-making, for a record €576,000 ($687,000). Tourte was among the ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

Ah, a classic. “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin was first released in 1975 and is one of many standout tracks from Physical Graffiti. Written in collaboration between Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John ...

Blame it on return-to-office policies or fashion’s current romance with the ’80s, but pussy bows—one of the most controversial (and, it must be said, chicest) design flourishes in recent memory—are ...

If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what everyday stuff famous people add to their carts — like hair spray or an electric toothbrush. We asked violinist Ray Chen, who will be performing at ...

As with most years, Hoyt has rolled out new flagship bows in both its carbon-riser and aluminum-riser lines for 2025. But because the company is best-known for its carbon builds—and has pretty much ...

British physicists claim they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin” — and, by the looks of it, they could take a bow for their masterpiece invention. The brainy bunch at Loughborough University ...

When Emel Cubukcu was 5, her mother encouraged her to learn a musical instrument. Little did she know that within seven years, she’d pick up several awards and other accolades as a violinist. “There ...