The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

Choi Chang-sau, 90, a guqin maker, sitting in his workshop in Hong Kong. [Photo/Xinhua] HONG KONG — Choi Chang-sau still vividly remembers his first encounter with his master. Over 70 years ago, his ...

A 1,600-year-old lyre found in modern Kazakhstan matches musical instruments seen in Anglo-Saxon burials of the first millennium ad, suggesting that technology transfer occurred across thousands of ...

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese ...

A 400-450 year old Turkish musical instrument called Baglama, or "Balta Saz (Axe Saz)", which was carved by using an axe in Tunceli province, draws attention. "Baglama" is a type of plucked string ...

This book addresses core questions about the role of materials in general and of wood in particular in the construction of string instruments used in the modern symphony orchestra - violins, violas, ...

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and the passage of time. While some vanished completely, others survived by the ...

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