Following a successful Kickstarter last year, a combination tuner, string winder and metronome is now available to buy. There ...
It's never too late to take up a new instrument. In fact, a new instrument can help keep the mind young and spry. Regardless of your age, here are some of the best musical instruments for Baby Boomers ...
If you had told a parent in 2019 that their child would learn to play a guitar without ever setting foot inside a physical music studio, they might have looked at you with skepticism.But here we are ...
Can a single string produce sound? Yes, a single string really can. The Jing ethnic group's single-stringed instrument, through the plucking of its string by the fingertips, weaves the breath of the ...
In “The Devil Is in It,” John Stubbings explores the history behind the history of the steel-string flat-top acoustic guitar—“the people’s instrument,” as he calls it. He visits the factories and ...
A musical instrument created in Guelph, Ont., has been thrust onto the international stage — or rather, screen. The instrument called Fron2 is featured heavily on the soundtrack for a Chinese art ...
Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...
Rocco Scott LaFaro (1936-1961) was a musician of the first order, who found his 'voice' in jazz in the mid-1950s. His played the double bass violin, better known today as the acoustic bass to ...
For more than 30 years, Michie has operated his Locust Street storefront to help musicians on their stringed journey — from sizing and selecting their instruments and bows in a Harry Potter-esque ...