Nicolas Bras has built more than 1,500 strange sonic experiments using reclaimed wood, scrap metal, and PVC pipe.

Scientists in Italy have developed a low-energy treatment that makes wood temporarily flexible, allowing it to be bent into curved shapes without damaging its natural structure. The method could ...

The piano is probably one of the most cinematic musical instruments. When a character in a movie or TV show starts playing the keys, especially in a non musical kind of media, there’s a pretty ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The tree that gave Brazil its name is on the brink of extinction, thanks to demand for its wood to make the bows for stringed musical instruments.

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...