They are string, brass, woodwind and percussion. String instruments are usually easy to spot. They use a string to make sounds. Examples include the guitar, violin, cello, ukulele and harp.

In 1980 they began making an early American instrument, the mountain dulcimer. Dressed in historic costume, the couple not only brought samples of their work, but talked about their history and played ...

Why guitar maker Brian Calhoun created TinkerTar, a one-string instrument for kids Brian Calhoun has made guitars for music legends. His latest clients are kids.

From your garden variety barrel cactus and the single-stringed đàn bầu to the slithering sound of the theremin, watch these singular instruments (and more) make music like you've never heard ...

Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...