After spending decades trying to emulate the guitar, it might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play ...

It also tracks all the way down to 16Hz, so should handle tuning a five-string bass without issue. It’s got an assuring 6 hours of battery life and is rechargeable via USB-C, so no digging ...

One of the exemplars of demonstrating the creative scope of MPE for musical expression, Expressive E has just launched a new tranche of meticulously-modelled software instruments. Dubbed Soliste, this ...

String instruments have a long history in civilization, helping humans make more complex and beautiful music. We wonder what our forebears would think of this guitar strummed with 1000 picks ...

The slow bloom of the “Molto adagio” from George Walker’s 1946 String Quartet No. 1 opened the evening. More readily recognized as the “Lyric” from a later arrangement for string ...

Thompson is a “luthier,” a craftsperson who builds and repairs stringed instruments that are played with a bow or plucked. The term originated in the Renaissance to describe makers of lutes.

When It Comes to String Instruments, Stradivariuses Are Still Pitch Perfect Even after three centuries of their existence, the violins spark debate over what makes their sound special.

Thompson is a “luthier,” a craftsperson who builds and repairs stringed instruments that are played with a bow or plucked. The term originated in the Renaissance to describe makers of lutes.

The two string instruments are called gayageum, one is 25-string and one is 12-string,” said Lily Chun. Lily, 9, is playing an instrument that Koreans have played since the sixth century Silla ...