The crwth died out in England, but it survived in Wales. However, "modern" violins were imported from Italy, and the crwth went into a quick decline. It did not become extinct, though - there were tales of one or two remote cottages where an ancient crwth was displayed. Even the tuning to the strings was lost.

However, fiddle players with a love of the crwth have been responsible for its rebirth, including Cass Meurig and Bob Evans. Cass recorded a CD for the Welsh label Fflach (she organises the Snowdonia Fiddle Festival) and Bob plays crwth in the duo Bragod and the group Pwngk - he has recorded CDs. Bob delivers a very interesting lecture on the crwth, too. With four crwth makers selling their wares, I can safely say that the instrument has reached the turning point.