The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

Origins: “My family was musical, and we grew up playing country and bluegrass and folk music, and I was interested in taking apart instruments,” KiLin Reece says about growing up in Bonny Doon, ...

Tribune reporter Mark Caro’s “The travels and trials of a 1694 Guarneri cello” (Arts & Entertainment, Feb. 1) described many fascinating, informative aspects associated with playing and owning fine, ...

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An 18th century viola by Antonio Stradivarius, the famed Italian lute-maker, is up for auction at Sotheby's starting at $45 million. The old stringed instruments, known as "Strads" are praised for ...

PORT ANGELES — The Juan de Fuca Foundation is seeking artists to paint or otherwise embellish old unusable, unloved stringed instruments for their annual fundraising auction in January. More than ...

PORT ANGELES — What can artists do with old stringed instruments? How about, what can’t they do? During the Second Weekend Art Event, catch a sneak peak of more than three dozen instruments that have ...

The craftsmanship says “fine musical instrument.” The jovial atmosphere says “fiddle.” As luthiers Steve Thomas and Gary Vessel work in their downtown Modesto shop, Thomas & Vessel Stringed ...