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The whole technological infrastructure could collapse, the industrial revolution could have never happened, and there would ...
While that dream may never come to pass, it would be far more likely to happen if many of the instruments could be 3D-printed, like this electric violin. We really like this compact design ...
JB Violins is tucked into a small building off Alley 38, just south of West Bonita Avenue in Claremont. One might expect its ...
Bow makers don't typically go to school, as you would with violin making. Instead, many must train as an apprentice for three years under a master bow maker. That tradition continues for Sandrine ...
I found myself saying yes. Cremona, located in Italy’s Lombardy region, has been the world capital of violin making for six centuries. A hundred and fifty liutai still ply their trade there ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Vermont district office has named South Burlington business Vermont Violins the Exporter of the Year ss part of its annual small business awards as it ...
Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...
James Brown works in his shop making a violin in Claremont, CA on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Brown taps the piece to test for tonal quality. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG ...