The first electric guitar played in public. The first Hawaiian-made ukulele. Eric Clapton’s 1956 Fender Stratocaster, “Brownie,” which helped create his signature sound on classic songs like “Layla” ...

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...

Western music is a big deal in India, especially since our country’s own music is now turning out to be a mixture of Western and Indian styles. It’s not uncommon for Indian music artists to use ...

A new stunning series of photos has shone a light on the remarkable interiors of a range of musical instruments. Images captured by Auckland-based photographer Charles Brooks show the hidden ...

The first musical instrument to arrive with European colonisers in Australia was a piano made in 1780 – but there are older ones still being played ...

The Klavins Piano Model 370i is, according to Native Instruments, the world's biggest upright piano, and the company has sampled it up for a new Kontakt-powered instrument known as The Giant. Designed ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Music brings us together. You love that melody that makes you move or that one song that takes you back. In nine different locations across the city, people are living out memories ...

Every year, music lovers across the globe pause to celebrate an instrument that has shaped melodies, emotions, and entire ...

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