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Crypto billionaire Michael Novogratz's firm has tokenized a 316-year-old violin owned by Catherine the Great in order to back a loan
"We're creating a process that will transform how a whole range of assets are managed, valued, and …
Filip De Mott
Hand-carving violins and cellos
Ytu Pop Strings creates violins, violas, and cellos out of wood. Artisans carve, shape, and string …
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Best acoustic violins for beginners
If you’re looking for an acoustic violin, here are the best ones you can buy.
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Elon Musk made Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list but was called an 'online troll' fiddling on a 'toxic violin' while Twitter 'burns'
The billionaire was included in Time's annual list, but his profile — written by tech journal…
Grace Kay
Why professional violin bows are so expensive
In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less th…
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Why professional violin bows are so expensive
Each bow requires raw materials from specific regions of the world, like horsehair from Mongolia th…
Taryn Varricchio,Emily Christ…
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Benedict Cumberbatch compares the 'fakery' of his banjo-playing in 'The Power of the Dog' to learning the violin for 'Sherlock'
Benedict Cumberbatch said that his experience playing the banjo for "The Power of the Dog" was simi…
Palmer Haasch
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A woman turned her ex's cheating apology into a viral TikTok song with a sad violin accompaniment
Jax, a songwriter who auditioned for American Idol's 14th season, did a dramatic reading of the mes…
Julia Naftulin
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Expert violin-makers in Italy spend 3 months making a single instrument — but mass-produced violins from China are flooding the market
The artisans who handcraft Stradivarius violins in Italy are facing fierce competition in a market …
Meg Teckman-Fullard,Dylan Bar…
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A Silicon Valley investor is living through the pandemic in his 500-square-foot San Francisco apartment, teaching himself to play the violin and fly-fish in the bay
Jacob Mullins, a partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Shasta Ventures, is one of the …
Katie Canales
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Violin Memory's stock is nearly worthless as activist investors push the company to sell itself
Violin's management team and board collectively own six percent of the company and are aligned with…
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Newly Public Company Violin Memory Has Fired Its CEO
Violin Memory offers products in a hot new area called enterprise flash storage systems. Flash stor…
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CTO Leaves Newly Public Cloud Company Violin Memory, And Lawsuits Are Flying
Violin's IPO in September wasn't a hit. It raised $162 million by selling shares for $9, but on ope…
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Here's What Violin Memory's CEO Told Us About Its Awful IPO
Investors were probably scared off by a few things. For one, Violin is chowing through cash. It rai…
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CONFIRMED: The Violin Played As The Titanic Sank Has Been Found
A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is genuine, acco…
BBC News
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Another Top Executive Is Out At Troubled, Newly Public Company Violin Memory
These companies play in a hot new area called enterprise flash storage systems, (also called solid …
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With The Stock Down To Under $4, Violin Memory Has Found A New CEO
DeNuccio previously served as CEO of Wild West Capital LLC, an angel investing, management, and tec…
Kyle Russell
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My best friend and I gave our daughters the same name. We hoped it would strengthen their bond.
It wasn't a surprise when my best friend and I wanted to name our daughters Annika. They have a bon…
Dana DuBois
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My teenage daughter backpacked alone through Europe. Despite my worry, I'd let her do it again.
My oldest daughter took a gap year between high school and college. I worried every single day for …
Elise Seyfried
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The billionaire CEO who made history with SpaceX describes facing the 'vacuum of death' in only a spacesuit
SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman said frequent space travel is "around the corner." How humans will …