At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

Researchers have recovered and studied archaeological evidence of an ancient stringed musical instrument crafted from deer antler in southern Vietnam. Lead researcher and Ph.D. student Fredeliza ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

The Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival returns to Pittsburgh this weekend. Microtonal music, according to festival organizers, “expands the possibilities of sound by using tuning systems beyond, or in ...

The Westmoreland Youth Symphony Academy of Music is encouraging middle school families to apply for its String Pathways Scholarship Program, which provides viola and cello instruments and instruction ...

Musical instruments bring delight to players and listeners alike. Creating the voice—or characteristic style and tone—of an instrument is an exquisite balance of physics and craftsmanship. To date, ...

The stringed instrument type list includes over a dozen defaults, including electric and acoustic guitars, ukuleles, mandolin, banjo and lap steel. The motor here isn't designed to tackle bass guitars ...

C. F. Martin & Co.® (Martin Guitar) is expanding its Martin O'ahu family with two new instruments and a new set of premium ukulele strings, bringing fresh voices to a collection inspired by the ...

Physical modelling plug-in specialist Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) has announced availability of String Studio VS-2 for Mac OS X (10.6 or later) and Windows (XP, Vista, 7, or 8), an updated 64-bit ...

When worshippers arrive at Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball for Christmas Eve services, they'll enter more than a sanctuary. They'll be stepping into a musical instrument. Its strings will span the ...

The largest string instrument ensemble consists of 1,021 players, at an event organised by the Hong Kong String Orchestra (Hong Kong) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, China, on 5 May 2018. The ...