Matthew Gilbert grew up on a farm, studied literature in college and went on to get a master’s degree in theology. But his passion is violins. Creating new violins from generic-seeming pieces of wood, ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

A wet dream for DJs who want to play in a live band without leaving the wheels of steel, California musician and instrument builder Walter Kitundu has built a family of “Phonoharps”—stringed ...

The first thing you will notice when Junior Brown takes the Coach House stage Friday night is the impeccable, pressed suit and tie under his pristine cowboy hat. The next thing you will notice is the ...

Dulé Hill learns how stringed instrument making can help those in recovery for addiction. Dulé Hill meets Doug Naselroad, the founder of the Appalachian Stringed Instrument Company and the Culture of ...

WATERVILLE — Making fine stringed instruments such as the guitar and the violin is as much a passion as it is an art and a science. And a business. That was the message Saturday at Common Street Arts ...

The stringed instrument type list includes over a dozen defaults, including electric and acoustic guitars, ukuleles, mandolin, banjo and lap steel. The motor here isn't designed to tackle bass guitars ...