Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...

Vermont luthier Jacob Brillhart is volunteering to build a violin this month, as part of an effort to raise money for musicians hit hard by the... Apr 03, 2020 — Vermont luthier Jacob Brillhart is ...

There is no question that violin-making is an art form. It requires a musician's ear, a craftsperson's skill, and a historian's appreciation of lessons learned over time. Making a violin also takes ...

It took a little fiddling for a Dorrance Twp. man to find his lifelong passion of making musical works of beauty Martin Korchnak saws away on a fiddle he built several years ago. clark van orden ...

When two engineering students at the University of Southern California set out last summer to build a violin from rolls of carbon-fiber cloth, a local violin maker shook his head in disbelief. Six ...

Don’t mind the violins yet. There are other things to look at. A VCR and a stereo and outdated wall calendars. Concert invites dating to the early 2000s. Thank- you notes spanning just as long. An old ...

JB Violins is tucked into a small building off Alley 38, just south of West Bonita Avenue in Claremont. One might expect its location in Claremont is the result of the arts-friendly college culture of ...