“I was startled to find somebody who knew so much about old instruments ... luthier business they founded in 1969, Gryphon Stringed Instruments, has expanded into a flourishing repair shop ...

On Wednesday night at the Library of Congress, the opportunity to hear some of history’s most finely crafted instruments doubled as a chance to hear one of the top string quartets of today.

From a modest workshop, Dan Larson turned his love of music, history and woodworking into a life building violins, lutes and ...

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

The world of classical music sometimes follows the same traditions as a wedding by incorporating something old and something ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string ...