When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns Even for experienced steel-string guitar players, the world of ...

The Grammy-nominated Enso String Quartet puts the "class" in this episode of Classical Classroom. We discuss where string quartets come from, why the instruments in a quartet go together so well, what ...

Unfinished string instruments for Indian classical music are seen at a workshop on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on Feb. 11, 2020. Many string instruments in Indian classical music feature portions ...

BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...

The violoncello da spalla fell out of favor more than 200 years ago, but musicians like Zachary Carrettin are helping it have an encore. When it comes to classical stringed instruments, most people ...

Steven L. Shepherd is a freelance writer living in San Diego. Bill Townsend tells his guests he’s not hitting them up for money. “It’s really more of an informational session. Because what I’m really ...

The bridge of a Celtic harp thought to be more than 2,300 years old was unearthed recently on the island of Skye, off the western coast of Scotland, according to a report issued by the BBC. The find - ...

Saz-e-Bahar will showcase sounds from a range of stringed musical instruments that will be presented by India’s finest musicians It is believed that the sacred syllable ‘om’ gave birth to kantha ...