Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere Working in the shadow of the great masters, the ...

Peering into a shiny glass case suspended in an exhibit hall, four curious music lovers examine a violin, soft and warm in color with its delicately detailed scroll and wood grain marks iridescent in ...

Known for its violin makers, Cremona is launching an academy for strings. Violin maker Daniele Tonarelli is one of more than 150 luthiers based in Cremona. Although the COVID-19 pandemic hit this ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the workshops.

Cremona is a magical name to musicians and music lovers. Master violin makers Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri and Nicolo Amati -- these are only the best-known 17th and 18th century craftsmen ...

CREMONA, Italy (Reuters) - Making violins is a passion in Cremona, the ancient Italian town that has been producing them since the 16th century, but turning passion into profits has not been easy.

Cremona Violin Dealers and Makers is a quality stringed instruments shop. The most important activities in CREMONA Fine-violin- workshop have always been the repair and meticulous restoration of ...

CREMONA, Italy (AP) — The northern Italian town where Antonio Stradivari and other master violin-makers worked will open a new museum celebrating the instrument. Cremona will inaugurate the Museum of ...

At the Tolima Conservatory, violin, viola, and cello makers are trained under Italian standards. A partnership between the ...

The following is a script from "The City of Music" which aired on Dec. 7, 2014. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Tom Anderson, producer. If you have ever taken a vacation in Italy, chances are ...

IN what I have heretofore written upon the violin, that is, the papers, Seeking a Lost Art, and King Cole and his Band, in the Galaxy, and the article Violin in the American Cyclopædia, I have in the ...

The art and craft of violin making. He scrapes it, gouges it, and sands it. He bends it, carves it, and colors it. Above all, he listens to it. (Violins playing) At 43, Zygmuntowicz is a leading maker ...