String Theory’s “harps” are instruments unlike anything King David ever played. Or Harpo Marx, for that matter. The strings are attached to hollow, shaped boxes or soundboards: The small one, a ray ...

William Close is getting ready to string a skyscraper. As the inventor of the Earth Harp, which holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest stringed instrument, it’s a task he knows well.

Three million people visit Mt. Laguna every year to camp, hike, or play in the snow, yet virtually none of them realize they have driven right by one of the most exclusive and renowned harp-string ...