Leland W Sprinkle was an electronic engineer whose day job was at the Pentagon. Sprinkle spent three years, armed with a small hammer, a tuning fork and an angle-grinder, searching for good-sounding ...

Music transcends many barriers that divide us, going beyond the written word to achieve a deeper resonance across cultures and national boundaries. Some instruments have been purposefully built to ...

The renowned cornet and trumpet maker becomes part of John Packer Musical Instruments. John Packer Musical Instruments, one ...

As a radical new two-string violin goes on display in New York, Clemency Burton-Hill looks at some more odd instruments, from the octobass to the theremin. Next month, visitors to the Inside 3D ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Musical toys and instruments for children are a great way to ...

Musical instruments have been found in every corner of the world for thousands of years. And like other historic artefacts, many are now showcased and maintained in dedicated museums, as well as ...

John Packer Musical Instruments has acquired Richard Smith Musical Instruments of Sheriff Hutton, including the globally ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

A new stunning series of photos has shone a light on the remarkable interiors of a range of musical instruments. Images captured by Auckland-based photographer Charles Brooks show the hidden ...

The first musical instrument to arrive with European colonisers in Australia was a piano made in 1780 – but there are older ones still being played ...