Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

When we think about rock music, we can agree it's a genre most commonly plied and voiced via the instrument of electric guitar. While rock and the guitar are not mutually exclusive, and the insights ...

With 154 frets, 80 fingers, 51 strings, 40 pounds, sixteen hands, and eight necks, it’s doubtful that Dan Smith will teach you how to play the Rock Ock. But it sure is fun to watch! [Hyper Vocal] ...

If you want to learn how to rock out and you’re looking to join a band, take a look at our list of 5 easiest instruments to play in a rock band. The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, AC/DC (and way too many ...

Like most people these days, sound artist Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place. But she has an unusual roommate: a massive installation she calls the Long String Instrument. Filling the ground floor ...

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 ...

Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...