From the gentle sound of a harp to the deep voice of a cello, every string instrument has something special to share. Explore these different string instruments and discover what makes each one sound ...

The oldest string instruments are from 2,500 years ago — and yes, they’ve captured our imaginations and hearts for that long. There’s something about a vibrating string that resonates deep within the ...

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 ...

Growing up, I always enjoyed hearing the nicknames given to various musical instruments. We were told that the organ is the “king of instruments,” while the harp is the “queen of instruments.” The ...

What’s nearly 12 feet tall, made of wood, and capable of producing a sound so low that most human beings can’t even hear it? That would be the octobass, the largest string instrument ever brought into ...

Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. The sound artist Ellen Fullman near her home in Berkeley, Calif.Credit...Erin ...

e-instruments has released Pure Strings, which they describe as a new app that places a full palette of professional-grade string sounds directly into the hands of iOS users. A spokesperson told us, ...