Giancarlo Scopinich of Whitestone learned two important things when he tried to teach himself how to play the guitar: He was no Jimi Hendrix, but he does have a virtuoso talent for making stringed ...

January 17-20 marks the return of the Cigar Box Guitar Festival, a celebration of homemade stringed instruments and their relationship to blues music. Its the third annual iteration of the Fest, which ...

Learn how to make musical instruments with recycled materials using a metal washtub, the washboard, and playing spoons to make homegrown music. One way to save money and have a good time all at once ...

NORTH ADAMS - A lot of people know how to play the guitar, but few know how to make one. Nick Lenski does both, and now he's hoping to teach others how to craft their own guitar. Or mandolin. Or even ...

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 ...

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 ...