The richness of the sound emanating from a stringed musical instrument can be improved by the making it linger for longer. This has traditionally been performed in sitar and sarod by modification of ...

Musical instruments are the musician's soul. When a violin or an oud goes out of tune or a piano loses its luster, it can ...

The 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition includes a Fiddle-Henge, a modified bicycle wheel, and a 'Demon Box.' ...

At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

This book addresses core questions about the role of materials in general and of wood in particular in the construction of string instruments used in the modern symphony orchestra - violins, violas, ...

India is well known for its rich musical culture and repertoire, but the country's musical heritage extends far beyond sitars ...