For most people, the desire to build a musical instrument is culled from a belief that if you really want a specific sound, you have to create it yourself. To David Mack, however, it was more of a ...

Instrument makers from around New England will be front and center at this year's Lowell Folk Festival celebrating the art & craft that goes into making the unique sounds that come from the Festival's ...

Even though they practice their craft outside of the spotlight, these New England artisans are virtuosos in their own right. When it comes to musical performances, New England is graced by everything ...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — For Jim Rawitsch, the work of the late Sam Maloof epitomizes creativity, innovation, and originality. It’s also the perfect description for latest exhibit, “With Strings Attached: ...

The exhibit, “The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge” features fiddle makers Chris Testerman and the late Audrey Hash Ham, banjo maker Johnny Gentry and guitar maker Wayne ...

Classical musicians, more than any others (in my opinion), strive for perfection. They work long and hard on their craft. When you listen to a top-notch symphony orchestra perform the great works of ...

The art of string instrument-making will become a ‘critically endangered craft’ as the only UK’s degree course in the subject is set to close. The Newark School of Musical Instrument Crafts, which is ...