Behavior, particularly psychologist Edward Thorndike's law of effect, is the foundational principle behind the evolution of the violin and other handmade inventions, say authors in a new article.

There are only around 500 violin makers worldwide who craft the instruments, including Corrie Schrijver from Brampton, from scratch. She is now hoping to inspire more people to take up the art and ...

Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...

In court papers filed late Friday afternoon, a Mesquite widow claims Dallas Symphony Orchestra violinist Filip Fenrych and his wife, Julia Bushkova, preyed on her grief last spring when they convinced ...

Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham Cockerham’s fretless banjo is also in the collection of the National Museum of American History In an on-going series, ATM will bring you the occasional post from a ...

There’s an old joke among musicians that goes something like this: What is the difference between a fiddle and a violin? Answer: You don’t spill beer on a violin. Truth is, they are basically ...