Kevin Marcus and Wil Baptiste of Black Violin want to shatter classical music stereotypes. “We play violins but we don’t look like violinists and we always just try to lean into that.

We really like this compact design, which mimics a headless guitar with the tuning pegs down by the bridge. [Carmensr] started with a model on Thingiverse, which uses violin strings wound around ...

Sponsor Message Although caked with years of rosin and missing a chin piece and a bridge, Ray sees the violin's worth and cobbles together money for its repair. Eventually, after he's been awarded ...

A stroke or two of rosin can last for at least a few hours of playing time. Banjo players can apply violin rosin to the bridge of their instrument to stop it moving around during vigorous playing. But ...