Master violin maker Antonio Stradivari inspects his creation in an illustration of his Cremona workshop. Made by Andrea Amati for the French king Charles IX, this violin dates to 1564. It is ...

New research carried out by the National Taiwan University has found that the sound of violins made by Amati and Stradivarius closely mimics the resonances of the human voice The design of the modern ...

The violin was made around 1700 by Italian Hieronymus Amati, whose grandfather Andrea is considered to have invented the violin in the 16th century. Since the Second World War, the instrument has ...

One instrument was made in 1570 by Andrea Amati, the luthier from Cremony, Italy who is considered to be the father of the modern four-string violin. Others played in the study were from the ...

including one from 1570 by Andrea Amati, the early 16th-century luthier from Cremony, Italy who is considered to be the father of the modern four-string violin. Others played in the study were from ...