A chance meeting between an acclaimed Ottawa musician and an expert woodworker from Guelph, Ont., has led to a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration to create a unique wooden instrument: the Fron2.

Once confined to history books, the Yazh is now being played again, thanks to luthier Tharun Sekar and his band, Uru Paanar.

Jared Katz is preparing for this month’s "Art in Tune" when certain items in the museum’s extensive instrument collection can ...

A Short Ride In A Fast Machine by John Adams GREG FOOT: This piece of music it's called "A Short Ride In A Fast Machine." "Fran what does it make you think of?" FRAN SCOTT: It makes me think that ...

Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from a wooden block, about the size of an adult hand. On top of the wood are ...

The Verso Sine guitar adds another dimension to the company’s trademark avant-garde approach, as well as marking its first foray into creating a guitar from wood. That’s practically the only ...

A percussion instrument, the pakhawaj has a mellow tone. It’s used as an accompaniment with different forms of music and dance performances. Flickr Padayani Thappu is a frame drum with wooden ...