A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

All of these instruments were made by Antonio Stradivari, and are valued above $15 million.

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...

Almost anything can be a musical instrument. A horse’s jawbone? A couple of rocks, a stick, and some string? An armadillo shell? A box with a constantly buzzing antenna sticking out of it? Something ...

A research project to make digital instruments sound more realistic takes a hard left turn. When Gadi Sassoon met Michele Ducceschi backstage at a rock concert in Milan in 2016, the idea of making ...

Discover the essential music instruments for creating captivating Hip Hop beats. Explore drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers, and learn valuable tips for choosing the right instrument to achieve ...

MaST Charter School music teacher Kelly Knittle evaluates a French horn as she selects instruments for her students from a trove of donated instruments offered by Musicopia. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Last ...

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Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we discuss tips for decorating a room around a collection of ...