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How many of you have heard again and again from people you meet, "Oh, I wish I hadn’t stopped playing"? The truth is that ...

I've always wanted to go to Cremona, Italy - birthplace of the great violin maker Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737). It's a ...

Traditionally, bows have been made with wood - more specifically, the best ones tend to be make with a rare Brazilian wood ...

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