ST PAUL, Minn. — Will Bartruff began work on his first violin at the age of 10. Half-a-century later he did one better. The master luthier took on a 9-year-old protégé. “Hey kiddo,” Will says as Ben ...

The violin as we know it today dates back to 16th-century northern Italy. The region spawned dynasties of violin makers, whose names are still synonymous with quality: Giuseppe Guarnari, Antonio ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, 50, the subject of John Marchese's book, "The Violin Maker," lives and works on a quiet street in Brooklyn lined with classic brownstones and townhouses. If you pass through a small ...

The little-known story of Israeli Amnon Weinstein, a musical craftsman who gathered and restored violins that survived the Holocaust, is coming to the West Coast. “The Violin Maker” will have its ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Weinstein began repairing violins rescued from the Holocaust as a way to ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, a 40-something Brooklynite and the center of John Marchese’s nonfiction book “The Violin Maker,” has been asking questions about the centuries-old craft of violin-making. Those ...

CHICAGO -- Paul Becker of Carl Becker & Son in Chicago makes no bones about his father's legacy of violin making. "He was the best in the world. There was no doubt. There was no one who came close to ...

Mexican violinist Felix Sandre demonstrated his mastery of the bow during a recent performance with Mariachi Rey-Azteca at Tlacuani Mexican Restaurant and Grill in Muhlenberg Township. Sandre’s talent ...

A violin that was reportedly built in 1736 is going up for auction and insiders think it could fetch a few million dollars. The near 300-year-old instrument is said to have been crafted by Italy’s ...

Visitors might have to look hard to find the little shop set back on a lot on North West Street, but once they walk through the door, the sounds, sights, and smells would be strong clues they had ...

The workshop is filled with the smell of cut wood and every wall is covered in violins at various stages of completion. In it, Dorian Barnes, the director of workshop operations at Lisle Violin Shop ...