LOGAN — Bing Futch knows it’s not every day folks see a mountain dulcimer — or hear one. This stringed instrument of his has a very distinctive sound, almost a bit hypnotic, Futch says. It certainly ...

The Pacifica Quartet performs at the Library of Congress Stradivari Anniversary concert on Dec. 18. (Shawn Miller/Library of Congress) Review by Michael Andor Brodeur On Wednesday night at the Library ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

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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 ...