Paul Gardinier loves the exactitude. That’s the part of making string instruments that stands out as the Juneau man’s favorite. “It’s super precise,” Gardinier told the Capital City Weekly while ...

(SOUNDBITE) (French) CRAFTSMAN, YAHIA CHALLALI, SAYING: "It's a profession that I love. It was a challenge. I once broke my banjo and I swore to myself not to play music anymore, not to touch a guitar ...

HAVANA. ERIKA: IN CUBA, A LOVE OF MUSIC IS CULTIVATED AT AN EARLY AGE. AT THE CONSERVATORY, STUDENTS BURSTING WITH RAW TALENT FINE TUN ETHEIR SKILL. >> I HOPE TO BE A GREAT MUSICIAN. I HAVE TO BE A ...

Continuing in my Chats with Cats articles I wanted to speak with an instrument maker. We often forget how important these artisans are to the tone and timbre of the music itself. Being a guitarist, I ...

Walking into a musical instrument store offers two primary stimuli: instruments and their price tags. But making instruments is far more complex, a balance of visual art with precision, of flair and ...

Earl Moore remembers the day his father walked out. He was 12 years old and hundreds of miles away at his grandparents’ house in Florida when his father broke the news over the phone. When young Moore ...

There’s something enchanting about ancient tools and instruments. The idea that our forebears were able to fashion precision mechanisms with nothing but the simplest hand tools is fascinating. And ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.