He's gone from carving stone animals on his father's farm to one of Britain's most distinguished violin makers, but now a progressive disease is threatening his career. Nick Morrison reports. LATER ...

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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. For Tan, ...