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 ...

Stradivari learned his craft as an apprentice to Nicolò Amati (1596-1684), whose paternal grandfather, Andrea ... a label that says "Stradivarius." Such labels are found in mass-produced violins ...

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 ...

A study suggests that the seemingly ineffable tonal qualities of antique Italian violins might stem from their ability to mimic acoustic features of the human voice. Andrea Amati, the early 16th ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...

History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three strings, and were known as ...

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 ...

Jimi Hendrix performs at the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, Aug. 18, 1969 ((DMN file / Larry Morris/The New York Times)) The Italian luthier Andrea Amati crafted the first modern violin in ...