SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the ...

SELANGOR, Malaysia — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public ...

Malaysian luthier Tan Chin Sang checks the maple for a violin back plate at his workshop in the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) SELANGOR, Malaysia ...

BENSON -- There remains a place in the modern economy for the skilled artisan. The best place of all for this artisan - a luthier known all over North America - is his hometown of Benson. "I love this ...

SELANGOR, Malaysia--Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye ...

The 45-year-old is Malaysia’s first professional violin luthier, or maker of string instruments like violins, cellos and guitars. Over the past decade, he has earned international accolades. Now he ...

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(MENAFN- NewsIn Asia) Chennai, December 13: Shakti Dharshani is probably the first Sri Lankan to be a trained“luthier” or violin maker. She has acquired the necessary certification from“Violin Wise”, ...