Instruments don't die the same way breathing things do. Brass can can tarnish, strings can fray, but if a musical instrument isn't played, it can be forgotten by a culture; more museum piece than ...

The gusli, an ancient Russian musical instrument, is finding new audiences. A 30-year-old Russian entrepreneur set up a factory in his hometown to build them. Sergey Gorchakov and his craftsmen create ...

(Original Caption) Photo shows the "Theremin," one of the first electronic musical instruments, invented by professor Theremin, a Russian scientist from Leningrad. Photo shows the invention as it ...