An electric violin doesn’t just offer a musician a whole new world of sounds and dynamics, it can also be unplugged to allow for silent practicing. The best model is crafted to have the same feel as ...

Unbeknownst to Ray Suen, musical director for David Byrne, the Twin Cities was the perfect place to break his beloved five-string violin. Ahead of Byrne's two "Who Is The Sky?" shows in Minneapolis, ...

University of Texas student Sean Riley needed a violin to play a particular piece of music, but not one with the customary four strings. The piece called for an instrument with six strings. But ...