CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of a wide-ranging photographic survey of rare stringed musical instruments and bows. Many of these photographs were made ...

A 2,000-year-old instrument - likely one of the oldest in Southeast Asia - was discovered in Vietnam, researchers say Photo from the journal Antiquity Two antlers sat tucked away in museum storage for ...

A rare violin is expected to fetch $10 million or more when it goes up for auction in mid-March, as demand from collectors intensifies, and tight supply keeps prices for certain instruments ...

A rare, nearly 300-year-old violin that has been in the collection of the late businessman Sau-Wing Lam and exhibited twice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will be auctioned at Tarisio ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A rare and significant collection of string instruments from the Holocaust can be seen in Pittsburgh now through November 21 at an exhibit called "Violins of Hope", and the hope ...

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra misled the public about the value and authenticity of rare stringed instruments it bought from a now-discredited philanthropist last year for $17 million, according ...

Attendees at investment conferences don’t usually get to hear live violin music, especially music being played on a violin hundreds of years old and worth $3 million. But that’s what happened at ...

Have you ever strummed a cactus? What about plucking the Vietnamese đàn bâu or waving your arms to get music from a theremin? Over the years, the Tiny Desk has hosted more than a few distinctive ...

• 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 ...

India's musical heritage is a treasure trove of unique and rare instruments, each embodying centuries of tradition and cultural nuance. These instruments, often handcrafted with precision, tell ...