A former New York professor and famed violinist has been accused of stealing a world-renowned cello bow — valued at a half-million dollars — from the widow of a French bow-maker to whom he refused to ...

The cello is a very fine instrument - just ask Yo-Yo Ma - but it has some fundamental weaknesses. The most obvious one is that there's no way to play more than two of its four strings simultaneously.

Over the years, Michael Duff has learned a lot about what makes a good bow. His business, Berg Bows, has created viola, violin and cello bows that have become favorites with musicians across the world ...