Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice of music at Brandeis and longtime first violinist in the Lydian String Quartet, plays a “modern” violin crafted in 1727. And a “period” instrument made by the ...

However, prior research suggested that modern violins do outperform those made by Stradivarius. American scientists said previously that chemicals used to treat the wood in Stradivarius violins ...

But for many violin players and restorers, Strads are incomparable to even the best modern violins. "It's not just what the audience hears on a sort of 'taste test,'" between an old and modern ...

Brooklyn luthier Samuel Zygmuntowicz, who has made instruments for renowned American contemporary classical violinists from Isaac Stern to Joshua Bell, gave a lecture last year at New York's Museum of ...

The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo, born in Cremona, Italy, in 1683 (d. 1747). His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence ...

But for many violin players and restorers, Strads are incomparable to even the best modern violins. "It's not just what the audience hears on a sort of 'taste test,'" between an old and modern ...