Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

Instruments Brass Bell brings old instruments back to life Age had taken its toll on my alto sax, unplayed since 1992, so I brought it to Brass Bell in Glendale and asked if I could get it restored. A ...

New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras last week with that signature brass band sound. In the seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, a local man has played a role in bringing that sound ...

Learn about the brass family of instruments — their sounds, mouthpieces and harmonics. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, hosts this exploration of ...

From trumpets to tubas, brass instruments are powered by buzzing lips! Dr. Rob and the Crew reveal how vibrations become sound, why bells flare, and how valves and slides change pitch. With balloon ...

Trumpet players don’t usually spend time poring over X-ray fluorescence results. Adrian von Steiger does, but he isn’t your average musician. Von Steiger, who just finished his doctoral research in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the rarest scientific instruments held by National Museums Scotland (NMS) has turned 1,000 years old. The astrolabe, an ...