Despite its popularity today, we still know little about the origin and evolution of the violin. As of 1780, Jean Benjamin de La Borde, court composer to King Louis XV, lamented that ...

ORIGIN STORY ... into the body of the violin.” The professional bridge comes from France, made of select maple that has been drying for years. “I shape the feet to fit the top and then I ...

"I had pains in my stomach," he recalls. "I was feeling sick and thought it was just down to the drink. But as it went on and on into December I'm thinking, 'there's obviously something not quite ...

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Wordsmith and broadcaster Kel Richards reveals the origin of the word “hissy fit”. “Bit of American slang, recorded 1967 – the hiss part comes from the sound made by an angry cat ...