How a violin’s f-holes are shaped can influence the instrument’s lowest notes. MIT scientists, along with a Boston-based violin maker, analyzed how air moves through a violin’s f-shaped holes and ...
We’ve seen 3D-printed violins before, but they used an electric pickup to amplify the sound of the resonating strings. Using a newly formulated white resin, Formlabs instead 3D-printed an acoustic ...
Tucson Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Aaron Boyd will show off the "Sweet Sound of the Violin" on Saturday when he joins the volunteer Arizona Symphonic Winds in concert at Udall Park. The concert ...
One of San Francisco's oldest and most distinguished musical denizens spends most of the year in protective custody, appearing in public only on rare occasions and even then surrounded by a cadre of ...
“The Red Violin” starts off with a promising conceit: Follow a single musical instrument through the ages, from its creation in 17th-century Italy to its placement on a New York City auction block. If ...