Workers step up production to fill violin orders in Queshan county, Henan province, on June 25. XIA QINGHUA / CHINA NEWS SERVICE By WANG ZHUOQIONG When Gao Yanding decided to make his own violin, he ...
A knife turns gently against a scroll taking shape in a workshop. The craftsman blows softly, sending fine shavings dancing ...
Just after Malaysia Day, Samuel Wong and Chang Song Jie gave the country another reason to celebrate - thousands of kilometres from home in the Italian town of Pisogne. On Sept 19, the two luthiers - ...
Had I known how difficult it would be to create a high-quality and traditionally handcrafted globe, I would have never ...
Violin maker Christian Bayon has died at the age of 70, his family announced on social media on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
The violin we see today has remained fundamentally unchanged for a surprisingly long time.A smartphone from even ten years ...
Once a poverty-stricken rural area, Queshan County in China has transformed into a major violin-making hub that produces ...
I lift the violin to my left shoulder, take my bow with my right hand, and find my place in Kehlani’s “Folded.” I make it through a few measures before stopping, and then I begin again. Some passages ...