What if the Wood Used to Make Musical Instruments Becomes Illegal?

For centuries, the standard wood used to make string instruments’ bows has come from the pernambuco tree in Brazil. Its ...
The Conversation

An African violin? New study tests which indigenous woods could make one

Tonewoods are wood species that possess certain desirable properties that make them suitable for making musical instruments, such as woodwind or string instruments – like a flute or a violin. Any good ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Shaping Israel’s music: Inside the workshops of women luthiers

Luthiers are craftspeople skilled in making string instruments – guitars, violins, violas, cellos, double basses. Their hands carve, chisel, gouge, varnish, and fit together various types of inanimate ...
PBS

The Violin in the String Family of the Orchestra

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 ...