In the early 1560s, Catherine de Médicis, the French queen regent, commissioned Amati to make a variety of string instruments for the Royal Ensemble. How many Amati made and delivered remains ...

"Ukelin" is one of the more common trade names of a type of stringed musical instrument marketed from the early 1920s until about 1965. Ukelins combine two sets of strings, one group of sixteen ...

The notched wood is believed to be the bridge of an ancient lyre Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of the earliest stringed instrument to be found so far in western Europe.

If you ask guitar maker Brian Calhoun, based on conversations he’s had with early music educators ... scaled-down version of the instrument that has only one string instead of six to make ...

Many instruments need micro-tuning adjustments throughout a performance. Tuning can also slip, which may be caused when string or brass instruments need to use a mute. The mute lowers the volume ...

That's brilliant! Dum-dum-dum-DUM! But it's also the string instruments.This piece uses them so well. They just bring real feelingto a piece of music. But they play such differentsounds as well.