Musicians will tell you, choosing the right piece of equipment is both a technical but at the same time very personal ...

Imagine a violinist in full flow: bow arm flying, hair flicking and rosin specks everywhere. But what does this strange, powdery substance actually do to violin bows?

Narrator: In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can often cost thousands of dollars.

Read more World of Work stories One of his recent changes to bow design was to slightly alter the angle at which the bow hair sits on an instrument, yielding greater sound and improved control.

It’s called the Pickaso Guitar Bow, and it is a 6.3” mini-bow with synthetic hairs on either side, and it even has an integrated guitar pick so that you can alternate your techniques. It can make your ...

A beautifully made instrument is a work of art. But even a priceless violin can't produce a sweet sound if the horsehair on the bow isn't well crafted.

A man has replaced the strings of a violin with his own human hair. Tadas Maksimovas unveiled the follicle fiddle to promote the annual Street Musician’s Day in Lithuania. Maksimovas had his ...

Newly-issued Royal Mail stamp features a rather uniquely constructed violin bow. Elementary my dear Watson... Stamp artwork and printing is subjected to incredibly high standards of design and ...

The local bow maker has created a $5,000 violin bow to be raffled off in a fundraiser for a COVID-19 musicians relief fund.