Randy Wood is just too good for retirement. Not that the master luthier hasn't tried - in fact, he's tried more than once. But folks just kept calling on him to repair or build musical instruments for ...

When one thinks “violin,” the images that come to mind are the Stradivari and Guarneri instruments. When one thinks “violinist,” it is usually the superstar concert soloist – the Hilary Hahns, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To capture the essence of Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio,” on Netflix Dec. 9, composer Alexandre Desplat came up with an ...

"I had very low expectations for how it was going to sound. I just thought it would look interesting because it was different," said Gary Zimnicki, owner of the custom instrument business. Zimnicki ...

CHESTER — A visit to luthier Scott B. MacDonald's studio is crossing the threshold into a world of sound and the rich aromas of wood, sawdust, resin, water-based finishes and freshly brewed coffee.

Leftover pieces of wood would usually end up in a fireplace, but at the Tamborine Mountain Men's Shed, the offcuts are crafted into ukuleles. The Tamborine Mountain Men's Shed is using leftover pieces ...

PARKERSBURG — From cattle horns to conch shells to hunting horns, the evolution of modern brass instruments was demonstrated for all Wood County fifth-grade students at the April 17 performance of the ...

To capture the essence of Guillermo del Toro‘s “Pinocchio,” on Netflix Dec. 9, composer Alexandre Desplat came up with an ingenious idea: a score performed only with wood instruments. “I always like ...