Researchers build violin made of Indigenous African wood

The World

Violins are traditionally made with spruce or maple wood from the Northern Hemisphere. But researchers at Stellenbosch University in South Africa have created what’s believed to be the world’s first violin made with Indigenous African wood — and it works. The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story.

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