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 ...

Matthew Gilbert grew up on a farm, studied literature in college and went on to get a master’s degree in theology. But his passion is violins. Creating new violins from generic-seeming pieces of wood, ...

The luthiers, artisans who make, repair or restore stringed instruments, will be honored during a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the center. The work of Cathy Currier of Richmond, Warren May ...

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 ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Mitch Moehring is a double bass luthier, which is the name for one who makes stringed musical instruments. He is a former music teacher who taught 6th graders and was introduced ...

• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...

WATERVILLE — Making fine stringed instruments such as the guitar and the violin is as much a passion as it is an art and a science. And a business. That was the message Saturday at Common Street Arts ...