A good violin depends on the expertise of the violin maker, but also on the quality of the wood that is used. Professor Francis W. M. R. Schwarze of th Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science ...

For nearly 30 years, Coker resident Noah Skelton has given the gift of music. A lifelong fan of gospel and bluegrass, Skelton has spent the better part of three decades making fiddles in the workshop ...

Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...