Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In fifth grade, we got to pick our own instruments. The middle ...

Tim Linhart creates violins, cellos, and entire orchestras from ice, performing concerts inside a frozen concert hall.

A Brahms concerto being played on a Stradivarius violin can be a priceless experience, but is the wooden box with the strings stretched over it in and of itself a good investment? Historically, ...