The first time when I heard the [Fritz] Kreisler 'Liebesleid,' I just [felt], 'Wow, that song is just right for the erhu.' The sadness, the sensitivity, the warmth, the romance: It fits my instrument.

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 ...

The micronium is a musical instrument with strings a millionth of an inch thick, and thanks to some nifty engineering it’s the tiniest instrument ever producing audible notes. This really is the world ...

Allston, Massachusetts, February 5, 2021 — SonoTone, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of boutique, premium guitar strings, has debuted its Concert series of acoustic guitar strings. SonoTone ...

A crazy gadget that looks like a toy fretboard peripheral for a video game is actually a highly versatile instrument that can be played in many ways. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...

Allston, Massachusetts — June 24, 2020 — SonoTone, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of boutique, premium guitar strings, has unveiled its SonoCore series of electric guitar strings. SonoCore ...