So, he adds, the instrument offers “a richer sound than does a classical stringed instrument.” Richer yes, but not necessarily better, comments physicist and acoustics specialist Bernard ...

Even for experienced steel-string guitar players, the world of nylon-string and classical guitar can be intimidating. There is a lot of jargon, much of it in Spanish, and an entire vocabulary of ...

Ghulam Mohammed Zaz fears for the future of the hand-made santoor as there are no takers for the dying artform.

Vadodara: A 24-year-old man from the city is taking the legacy of his family forward by restoring vintage classical string instruments. Dhaval Mistry is the fourth generation of the Mistry family ...

A new website has been launched to provide a centralised international market for stringed instruments. The Amati International Directory features hundreds of fine violins, violas, cellos, double ...

Strings One of the main differences between typical classical and acoustic guitars are the strings. Classical guitars have six strings made of nylon – a type of plastic that simulates the animal gut ...

The notion of mixing classical stringed instruments with electronic beats is not new, in fact it has been something of a Balearic favourite for decades.