With a 5-string electric violin in hand, and surrounded by towering pines, Dixon’s Violin stood alone at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, as he began improvising on the Observatory stage.

While that dream may never come to pass, it would be far more likely to happen if many of the instruments could be 3D-printed, like this electric violin. We really like this compact design ...

Musician Nina DiGregorio of Femmes of Rock performed an incredibly badass cover of the iconic Eddie Van Halen solo from “Eruption” on a custom 7-string fretted electric violin. DiGregorio said ...