But, more ostensibly, Bernadac is playing something that looks more like an avian skeleton than a stringed instrument. It's like the ghost of a violin. It's a 3Dvarius, a 3-D printed electric violin.

Prehisto-rock 'n' roll! World's earliest stringed instrument found in cave from 2,300 years ago By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 07:53 EDT, 31 March 2012 | Updated: 12:08 EDT, 31 March 2012 ...

Gryphon Stringed Instruments: A throwbackFrank Ford searches for guitar parts in the storage attic at Gryphon Guitars, in Palo Alto on Nov. 4, 2009. Ford and co-founder Richard Johnston opened the ...