When it comes to Blue Man Group's instruments, almost everything is made by hand. PVC pipes and other industrial materials are par for the course. We got to peek inside the studio to see some of the ...

The demand for handmade musical instruments in Rawalpindi is on the rise, with discussions about skilled instrument manufacturers on Shahullah Dutta Road even reaching foreign countries. Skilled ...

Ken Wryn's guitar teacher noticed that he responded more to music transcribed from old lute notations than tunes written for guitar. He lent Wryn his lute, but only for two weeks. After that, he told ...

You may see beauty in the wood and the decorative inlays of a stringed instrument, but the interior construction is what makes each luthier's product distinctive, said Clarence Burnett, who made his ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument ...

LANCASTER, Ohio — Without a single note plucked, their presence evokes songs and culture dating back centuries. Construction materials such as low-grade pine wood, salvaged scrap metal, cigar boxes, ...

Music is a great creative outlet for kids — as well as an easy way to keep them occupied — but you don’t have to buy expensive instruments to encourage your little Mozart to make music. From kids’ ...

If you’re looking to unleash your creativity, or just trying to find an idea for your kid’s school project, take a look at our list of the 10 easiest musical instruments to make at home. Whether you ...

Ed Stilley's home was always in Hogscald Holler, just up the road in Carroll County from the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. But Aaron Loehndorf, collections and education specialist at the Springdale ...

Lincoln has lost one of its finest craftsman. Ironically, Bill Hollenbeck’s skills were probably better known on the national scope than they were in his own backyard. He was a luthier, a highly ...