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Cello at Lark in the Morning

Cellos History

The earliest depictions of the violin family, from northern Italy c. 1530, show three sizes of instruments, roughly corresponding to what we now call violins, violas, and cellos. Contrary to...

Cellos History

The earliest depictions of the violin family, from northern Italy c. 1530, show three sizes of instruments, roughly corresponding to what we now call violins, violas, and cellos. Contrary to...

Fiddles

Fiddles

The medieval Fiddle emerged in 10th-century Europe, deriving from the Byzantine lira, a bowed string instrument of the Byzantine Empire and ancestor of most European bowed instruments.  The first recorded...

Fiddles

The medieval Fiddle emerged in 10th-century Europe, deriving from the Byzantine lira, a bowed string instrument of the Byzantine Empire and ancestor of most European bowed instruments.  The first recorded...

Lutes

Lutes

The lute can refer generally, to any plucked string musical instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back, or the more specific style of "European...

Lutes

The lute can refer generally, to any plucked string musical instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back, or the more specific style of "European...

Banjo Ukulele Hybrid

Banjo Ukuleles

The ukulele has inspired many "hybrid instruments" including the guitarlele, banjo ukulele, harp ukulele and even a lap steel ukulele! There are resonator ukes and electric ukes as well! There...

Banjo Ukuleles

The ukulele has inspired many "hybrid instruments" including the guitarlele, banjo ukulele, harp ukulele and even a lap steel ukulele! There are resonator ukes and electric ukes as well! There...

Gibson Mandolin, GDAE tuning

Inlaid Octave Mandolins & More

The mandolin is a small stringed instrument with eight strings in four pairs (two strings for each note) that are either plucked or strummed in a trill. It's a descendant...

Inlaid Octave Mandolins & More

The mandolin is a small stringed instrument with eight strings in four pairs (two strings for each note) that are either plucked or strummed in a trill. It's a descendant...

Voyage-Air Folding Guitar

Folding Guitars: Flying with your Voyage-Air

Simply stated: a Voyage-Air guitar can change the way that you travel when flying on a commercial airliner. Obviously, with a Voyage-Air, you can carry your guitar with you as...

Folding Guitars: Flying with your Voyage-Air

Simply stated: a Voyage-Air guitar can change the way that you travel when flying on a commercial airliner. Obviously, with a Voyage-Air, you can carry your guitar with you as...