At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

And a mandolin starts up the distinct sound of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya." It is joined by an acoustic six-string guitar and a banjo as a male tenor sings, "Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the ...

So let's run through how we set up the Roadie 3 to tune one of our six-string electric guitars. First, we had to add an instrument profile. Band Industries says that it's important to set up a ...

Five musicians will celebrate six-string instruments. The Joy of Strings will feature Mark Heard, Laura and Abigail Zahasky, Ward Ward and Dan Hopson playing guitar in a way unique to each player. The ...

Eric Clapton has joined forces with Genesis Publications to chronicle his extensive career using his guitars in a fresh way. Six-String Stories includes archival photographs of and background ...

Upon discovering Gregg Miner's Museum of Vintage, Exotic and Just Plain Unusual Musical Instruments in Tarzana, Calif., a couple years ago, Weekend Edition essayist Tim Brookes saw something called a ...

When we think about rock music, we can agree it's a genre most commonly plied and voiced via the instrument of electric guitar. While rock and the guitar are not mutually exclusive, and the insights ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Dramyen, also known as six-string instrument, is said to have a history of 700 years. It is the primary accompanying instrument for the folk dances Duixie and Nangma. Zha in Tibetan means sound, and ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - It's about Stratocasters, Flying Vs, Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix, but also race issues, railroads and the impact being gobbled up by a large corporation has on smaller companies ...