Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

In 1993, Cal Meineke, a doctor with a talent for playing the violin, set out to solve a perplexing mystery: Why do some stringed instruments produce a heartbreakingly beautiful sound, while other ...

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical ...

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 ...

Their strings once made of twisted silk, Chinese stringed instruments the zither, or guqin, and erhu have a long history.

World Violin Day on December 13 recognizes the impact and cultural contributions of a most versatile instrument, violin and celebrates the bow stringed instrument loved around the world.

When It Comes to String Instruments, Stradivariuses Are Still Pitch Perfect Even after three centuries of their existence, the violins spark debate over what makes their sound special ...

The smallest string instrument of the standard classical orchestra, the violin punches above its weight with repertoire showcasing the instrument's capacity for dazzling pyrotechnics just as often ...

Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...