Monday, April 1, 2013 - 3:18pm
Violin masters like Stradivari and Guarneri might have designed their instruments to sound like a singing voice.
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Monday, March 18, 2013 - 3:42pm
The Triolin is an instrument so difficult to master, you have to hold it, and play it, backwards. With two other people.
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 8:47am
Antonio Stradivari's violins are considered the greatest ever made. Rare not only because just 650 out of 1,000 of his violins remain, but also because the tone they emit has never been replicated in other violins. New computer tomography has been used to harmlessly probe an existing Stradivarius to unlock its secrets and replicate it.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:41pm
Looking a bit like a miniature grand piano being played with a violin bow, the Horo WJE168 flies in the face of conventional thinking on turntable design. Still, Luigi Pasqualini's creation is certainly a head turner par excellence.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 8:02am
This ain't your grandma's music box. The Reuge and New York Philharmonic Orchestra Music Box is a work of art, showing its music-playing guts in a beautiful violin-shaped case. Of course, something this classy looking isn't cheap. In fact, it's...
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 8:28am
Check out almost any classical violinist, and you might notice that the instruments they use are based on designs first created over 300 years ago. World class players are even willing to pay millions to own an original instrument from...
