At what age do most kids start learning how to play guitar? If you ask guitar maker Brian Calhoun, based on conversations he’s had with early music educators, it’s “very rare” to see kids pick up the ...

In the Deep South, in an Alabama town where the civil rights movement erupted and endured, disadvantaged children are being given hope and help, one stringed instrument at a time. For 10-year-old ...

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Wouldn’t you love to be able to play a song on a stringed instrument even though you don’t have an iota of musical talent? That’s the idea behind Strumli, a single-string instrument built by [Factorem ...

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 ...

Posts on Hackaday sometimes trend a little bit retro, but rarely do we cover hacks that reach back into the Bronze Age. Still, when musician [Peter Pringle] put out a video detailing how he replicated ...

Don’t fret. Benjamin Williams can repair that coveted string instrument for you. The gifted luthier, after years working out of his home, has settled in nicely to the Old Town neighborhood of Mankato.

Brian Calhoun has made guitars for music legends. His latest clients are kids. At what age do most kids start learning how to play guitar? If you ask guitar maker Brian Calhoun, based on conversations ...