William Close tells the crowd at City National Plaza that he's still figuring out the logistics of his latest Earth Harp. Over the years, the Malibu-based artist has built a number of these large, ...

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 ...