The viola is the middle voice of the string family. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin. Since the 18th century it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the ...

The result promise a further evolution in the instruments of the violin family Modern acoustics is making it possible to account for the exquisite performance of the violins made by the Italian ...

With expertise founded in the making and restoration of string instruments, Kerry Keane has been involved in the musical-instrument trade for more than 30 years. He began his career in 1973 with ...

Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...