the craft of building string instruments reached a state of near-perfection in a humble workshop in Cremona, Italy. The craftsman’s name is still known around the world more than 300 years later ...

I was already quite familiar with the gayageum (12 string instrument) and the haegeum (2 string instrument, like a fiddle) but there are many more out there that many people are not familiar with. I ...

That's brilliant! Dum-dum-dum-DUM! But it's also the string instruments.This piece uses them so well. They just bring real feelingto a piece of music. But they play such differentsounds as well.

This instrument has 47 strings, each tuned like the white notes of a piano, with the player’s feet delegated the task of engaging flats and sharps using seven pedals. It’s an ingenious design ...

Martyn-Ellis and Schmitz moved to Tasmania from Sydney in January and they are enjoying the slower pace of Hobart. The are ...

The red Minimalist sculptures feature sets of strings. But unlike traditional string instruments, they aren’t meant to be played by people. The sounds they produce depend on the wind’s force ...