Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

The world’s best violins come with strings made from catgut—which isn’t typically from cats, but does definitely come from the inside of an animal. If you want a more vegetarian alternative ...

Best of the best: Realist’s RV-4 Pro E Series Acoustic/Electric 4-String Violin Our take: A traditional acoustic violin featuring built-in electronics so it can also serve as an electric violin.

KidsPost Start this week on a high note by celebrating National Violin Day Created nearly 500 years ago, the violin is used in classical music but also country, jazz and more.

Hold on while we pull over and boot that chucklehead to the curb. Violin strings are not now and have never been made from cat gut, whatever that is. Violin strings used to be made from sheep guts.

The violin is arguably the world’s most popular instrument. Its expressive tones suit a variety of musical styles, from fast and furious to slow and sanguine. Becoming popular in the 16 th ...

A Japanese researcher spins thousands of strands of spider silk into violin strings, said to have a "soft and profound timbre" relative to standard strings.

When I brought him a new set of strings from Studio City Music, I had to insist that he not pay me for them. He had trouble attaching the strings because his violin is in such bad shape.