BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...

Matthew Gilbert grew up on a farm, studied literature in college and went on to get a master’s degree in theology. But his passion is violins. Creating new violins from generic-seeming pieces of wood, ...

HERMISTON, Ore. — Les McMasters picks up his guitar and strums. Surrounded by bandsaws, tools and hundreds of wooden boards, he begins to sing in a smooth tenor, picking away at the guitar he built in ...

The luthiers, artisans who make, repair or restore stringed instruments, will be honored during a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the center. The work of Cathy Currier of Richmond, Warren May ...

Acoustics aren't all that count when making a violin. Aesthetics are also a key element. And that's why the craft of making stringed instruments is thriving in Italy, a country known for its love of ...

• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...

Some amazing musical instrument craftsmanship is happening in Camaloch on Camano Island. Neighbors Clint Ferrell and Bob Monize are building world-class harps and other stringed instruments in Ferrell ...