The plucky design behind the legendary instrument that forever changed the look of rock 'n' roll David Levine Musical instruments have existed for eons, and humans continue to create and enjoy ...

Musical instruments are invaluable to the person who plays them. Still, they can become collector's items and prove a savvy ...

Shaped like a fish, tiger and box respectively, the muyu, yu, and zhu are percussion instruments that all fall under the wood classification.

"Ukelin" is one of the more common trade names of a type of stringed musical instrument marketed from the early 1920s until about 1965. Ukelins combine two sets of strings, one group of sixteen ...

A key composing skill is understanding the sounds that musical instruments make and how they can combine together to create a sound, that you want for your composition. A violin is the highest ...

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed ...