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 ...

Slide 1 of 4, Violin and double bass on a blue background., String A violin is the highest pitched string instrument and a double bass is the lowest pitched string instrument found in an orchestra.

However, the middle string on its own would not be able to support the table—this is where the three strings surrounding the middle one come into play. Even though the center string is crucial ...

Though its curves and angles follow the familiar silhouette of its smaller stringed relatives (violins, violas, cellos, etc.), the octobass stands at a gargantuan 11 feet, 5 inches—so high, even ...

Calhoun, co-founder of Rockbridge Guitar, is hoping to change that with TinkerTar, a new, scaled-down version of the instrument that has only one string instead of six to make it more accessible ...

The purpose of this study was to examine string teachers' (kindergarten-12th grade [K-12] school teachers, private lesson teachers, and collegiate teachers) practices and attitudes regarding their ...