An exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix features some of China's earliest known musical instruments, the oldest dating from 7,000 to 9,000 years ago.

Although the brass instruments fit poorly in their slots, a similar set of Kent drawing instruments sold on Ebay in June 2012. George Kent began manufacturing industrial instruments in London in 1838.

The 68-year-old Li, a state-recognized 10th-generation inheritor of the Tianqin -- a traditional musical instrument of China's Zhuang ethnic group -- is deeply versed in its orthodox playing ...

Joseph Booth, “On an Improved Instrument for Drawing Spirals,” British Association for the Advancement of Science Report of the Annual Meeting [for 1860] , 30, 1861, pp. 60-61. London International ...

Chinese archaeologists working in Hubei province’s Zaoyang City have unearthed an ancient stringed instrument dating back thousands of years. It’s said to be the earliest ever found in China ...

The city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is home to a high concentration of Jing ethnic ... they create the instrument and songs during their leisure time," says the 56-year-old.