Until the 19th century, the average violin was shaped almost like an eggplant. But that wasn’t always the case: in fact, Stadivari’s unique design language didn’t become a dominant part of ...

How White got a new violin. In 2014, as her career was taking off, White bought a contemporary instrument for $32,000. That had served her well.

A team of nanoscientists in the UK say they've created the "world's smallest violin," which many public figures could probably use this week. Narrower than the width of a human hair, it boasts ...

Over seven years of comparing measurements, X-rays and CAT scans of hundreds of violin-like instruments dating all the way back to the 10th century, researchers found that the characteristics of ...

The phrase “the world’s smallest violin” is dripping with sarcasm and reserved for disdain, but for some researchers it’s a mark of pride.

On Tuesday, after gold medal-winning figure skater Charlie White revealed his secret violin skills on TODAY, he tweeted: “That one time I got strong-armed into playing violin on the TODAY show ...

David LaFlamme, whose electric violin helped introduce a new sound to San Francisco’s music scene in the 1960s and shaped one of the hits that captured the era’s spirit, “White Bird,” a ...