It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

Steven L. Shepherd is a freelance writer living in San Diego. Bill Townsend tells his guests he’s not hitting them up for money. “It’s really more of an informational session. Because what I’m really ...

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

While reporting on traditional work the last couple of weeks, we learned about a North Country craftsman who builds stringed instruments and... May 16, 2012 — While reporting on traditional work the ...

Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...

Chicago Strings is a full-service violin shop located in the heart of Evanston, offering both fine antique and modern stringed instruments as well as professional level instrument and bow repairs. We ...

The modern erhu developed from a musical instrument called xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), musicians began to ...

Posts on Hackaday sometimes trend a little bit retro, but rarely do we cover hacks that reach back into the Bronze Age. Still, when musician [Peter Pringle] put out a video detailing how he replicated ...

This holiday week, we're taking a second listen to one of our favorite series of 2012. This May, we profiled people doing traditional work,... Dec 26, 2012 — This holiday week, we're taking a second ...