Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists Luthier as “one who makes stringed musical instruments (such as violins or guitars)” It’s a specialized skill that has been around for ...

A year ago, researchers realized that the ancient antlers were actually stringed musical instruments, making them the earliest known devices used for music in the region. The antlers are 13.7 ...

"Ukelin" is one of the more common trade names of a type of stringed musical instrument marketed from the early 1920s until about 1965. Ukelins combine two sets of strings, one group of sixteen ...

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed ...

Many factors contributed, including a general economic downturn, a defunding of school music programs, a changing demographic as boomers turned away from musical hobbies and an increase in ...

On the heels of a donation from one of music education’s noble knights in shining armor, Barry Manilow, a group of local music education nonprofit organizations, area businesses, and ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

This area of research is particularly important for string instruments, cymbals, and other musical devices, as it helps to understand the complex interactions between materials, geometry ...

The String Project is a flagship program that ... in string education Provide our participants with an opportunity for musical enjoyment and education through the study of stringed instruments ...