It took them a year and help from a sculptor, [Rebecca Milton], but the result was an unusual-looking six-string violin. The electric violin is a combination of 3D printing, cast porcelain ...

Japanese glassblowers have turned their chops to replicating the string instrument – so closely that they’ve created an extraordinary glass violin that can actually be played like the real thing.

HARIO has long been a pioneer in glass manufacturing, with its handcrafted glass violin earning official recognition from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ on March 19 as the "first playable glass violin.