THE harp is such a handsome instrument that some are sold simply to decorate a room. Heretics who do not like the ethereal elegance of harp music often say that it looks better than it sounds. It is ...

Upon discovering Gregg Miner's Museum of Vintage, Exotic and Just Plain Unusual Musical Instruments in Tarzana, Calif., a couple years ago, Weekend Edition essayist Tim Brookes saw something called a ...

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 ...

Evonik Industries and the Chinese filament maker NTEC have jointly developed a monofilament designed for instrument strings. Based on Evonik’s nylon 6,12, the filament offers transparency for clarity ...

Tucked away off Dodman's Bridge, in King's Lynn, Bow Brand have been making natural gut harp strings for more than 100 years. A by-product of the beef indistry, cow gut is reckoned to have a mellower ...

Harpist Zachary Adinolfi has been busy. Playing the Irish harp for fun, professionally and in competition, he is also on top of keeping up with his schoolwork, because Zach is 12 years old. On Dec. 4, ...

A unique, free concert experience will be staged in central Iowa next week featuring what’s known as a long-string harp with strings that will extend across a downtown Des Moines street, from a ...