It is claimed that they have an unreproducible acoustic quality allowing them to produce a sound that no other violin maker has been able to achieve. But despite their multimillion-dollar price tag, ...

Mr. Tarr was a scholar, teacher and performer who helped revive the natural trumpet, a sweet-sounding, valveless version of the modern instrument. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Edward H. Tarr, a ...