Liz Dyer — violin A musician with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, for years, Dyer played a violin that was hand-carved by her great-grandfather. He took up making violins as a hobby.

An curved arrow pointing right. Ytu Pop Strings creates violins, violas, and cellos out of wood. Artisans carve, shape, and string them entirely by hand. More from Real Estate Ytu Pop Strings ...

SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the ...

Boffins at the Musical Acoustics Lab of Politecnico di Milano have been using AI to predict the sound produced by a tonewood block once carved into the shape of a violin plate and work out the ...

Hardanger violins are a traditional Norwegian instrument with a headstock that usually terminates in a carved animal or a carved woman's head. Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

"If a violin is hit on its end, the purfaling will tend to stop the instrument from cracking," Arnie said. Next, the neck and scroll, which have been carved separately, are glued onto the main piece.

Summary A chain saw carved figure from a tree trunk of a woman, perhaps a commissioner of the Arts Council, stands playing a violin with her left hand on the bow. She has blonde, shoulder-length hair, ...