Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari (ca. 1644-1737) created instruments that are still considered the finest ever made. The new styles of violins and cellos that he developed were remarkable for their excellent tonal quality and became the basic...

The financially struggling New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is selling its $17 million collection of "Golden Age" string instruments, four years after acquiring them from a benefactor who wound up in jail.The NJSO had hoped the 30 violins, violas and cellos made by such Italian makers...

It's a familiar tune, a sad lament actually, about a product falling victim to counterfeiters. Lately, they've been picking on guitars.Last month, a Long Island music dealer was accused of selling $90,000 worth of knockoffs of classic Gibsons, a guitar known for its deep, melodic...