It should come as no surprise that Simon McHugh loves selling and repairing stringed instruments. For one thing, he’s enamored of the objects he works with – violins, violas, cellos, basses and their ...

Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the upswing. A ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - William Hughes is a luthier that travels across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas to repair stringed instruments. He has a stop in Kilgore, where he works with Kilgore Mercantile ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...