Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye. For Tan, ...
In this Oct. 9, 2014 photo, students tune their violins before class at the Manuel Saumell music school in Havana, Cuba. Cubaís dozens of free music schools turn out thousands of skilled young ...
Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere AFP / Miguel MEDINA Working in the shadow of the ...