WATERVILLE — Making fine stringed instruments such as the guitar and the violin is as much a passion as it is an art and a science. And a business. That was the message Saturday at Common Street Arts ...

Doug Cox works on a viola in his studio in West Brattleboro. Cox uses maple that grew nearby for all his instruments. Doug Cox has been making world-class stringed instruments for more than 50 years.

He was known as a “genius luthier” among niche mandolin communities across the nation and a notable bass player who helped enliven southwestern New Mexico’s music scene. Those who encountered William ...

Alfred Cox has been working with musical instruments for over 50 years. He restores and builds stringed instruments that produce the music of the Appalachian Mountains. The Indian Valley resident ...

Andrew Madsen has been a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments like guitars, mandolins and ukuleles, for more than 20 years in his Neenah home-based workshop. He sells instruments through dealers ...

Even though they practice their craft outside of the spotlight, these New England artisans are virtuosos in their own right. When it comes to musical performances, New England is graced by everything ...