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Violin comparison: $62 Amazon vs. 18th century instrument

Rob Landes compares the sound of a $62 Amazon violin with that of a well-crafted 18th-century instrument. Hear the ...
The Jordan Times

Violin village: Artisanal hub in Bolivian Amazon

URUBICHÁ, Bolivia — Nestled in the Bolivian Amazon, the small, majority-Indigenous town of Urubicha has become an unexpected hub of violin makers, also known as luthiers. Out of a population of some 8 ...