The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

In describing his diddley bows, doshpuluurs, and canjos, craftsman Scott Weir said no two instruments ever make the same sound. They’re all a little quirky, just like him. Weir began creating these ...

The craftsmanship says “fine musical instrument.” The jovial atmosphere says “fiddle.” As luthiers Steve Thomas and Gary Vessel work in their downtown Modesto shop, Thomas & Vessel Stringed ...

Eddie Cox looked up from his old Gibson guitar, its smooth finish weathered but still shining, to speak to the 40 or so people in front of him beneath the large shed on Saturday. “I woke up and kissed ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...