If you were to travel to the Andes mountains of South America, you might encounter a small string instrument called a charango. At first glance, it looks a bit like a mandolin or ukulele with ten ...

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio - A new stringed instrument repair shop call "Fix This!" has opened in Chesapeake. The new shop is owned and operated by Michael Allen, who has been a musician in this area for nearly ...

It should come as no surprise that Simon McHugh loves selling and repairing stringed instruments. For one thing, he’s enamored of the objects he works with – violins, violas, cellos, basses and their ...

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 ...

Discover how to create a DIY miniature string instrument using simple materials like corrugated cardboard and wooden sticks. This step-by-step guide takes you through cutting, assembling, and adding ...