This is the impressive moment a violin player used an onion as a bow. The resourceful musician had the clever idea to employ the stem of the vegetable in Liaoning, China, on January 24.

But for many violin players and restorers, Strads are incomparable to even the best modern violins. "It's not just what the audience hears on a sort of 'taste test,'" between an old and modern ...

There’s plenty of hype around these instruments, and plenty of people who downplay it. But for many violin players and restorers, Strads are incomparable to even the best modern violins. “It’s not ...

There's plenty of hype around these instruments, and plenty of people who downplay it. But for many violin players and restorers, Strads are incomparable to even the best modern violins. "It's not ...