Robert Gordon III tests the tone of a violin he created in his workshop in Belsano, near Ebensburg. Apart from a stint in the U.S. Navy from 1973-79, Gordon has been making violins since the age of 13 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten world-class soloists put costly Stradivarius violins and new, cheaper ones to a blind scientific test. The results may seem off-key to musicians and collectors, but the new ...

Ole Dahl handcrafted violins in the late-1930s, though he set aside his instrument-making and focused on weapons once the Nazis invaded his native Denmark. Joining a Danish Resistance group that ...