As part of efforts to revive stringed instruments of Sikh heritage, a former faculty member of Patiala-based Punjabi University has composed a unique symphony based on the 31 ragas in the Sri Guru ...

PESHAWAR: Young instrumentalist Waqar Atal has made unique changes to rabab and Indian sitar, both traditional stringed instruments, to synchronise them with electronic orchestra. Member of a famous ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

Imagine hearing a Mozart violin concerto exactly as he meant it to be played, not just with the deft hand of a virtuoso but on the very instrument he composed for, an authentic early violin. This week ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) When Frank Ford ...

In describing his diddley bows, doshpuluurs, and canjos, craftsman Scott Weir said no two instruments ever make the same sound. They’re all a little quirky, just like him. Weir began creating these ...

• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...