Musical Instruments
Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Electronic Music Pioneer Clara Rockmore
The theremin virtuosa would have been 105 years old today
This Machine Makes Music With Marbles
The absurd-looking device is a marble-powered, one-man band
A Trumpet Retrieved From a World War II Shipwreck Could Still Hold Its Owner’s DNA
Conservators are trying to identify the sailor who once played it
Pennsylvania Libraries Will Let You Check Out a Ukulele
Read, strum, repeat
How a Piano Dropped from a Helicopter Paved the Way For Woodstock
The Piano Drop set the stage for the outdoor rock festival
Chuck Brown's Guitar Drove the Musician's Persuasive "Wind Me Up" Rhythm
The Godfather of Go-Go's family recall how the musician crafted the innovative sound that would define a local tradition
The Electric Guitar's Long (And Louder), Strange Trip
From its gentle 16th-century acoustic origins to the souped-up ‘Frankenstein,’ a Smithsonian scholar strums the historic chords of the guitar
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded: From an Automated Home Brewery to a Personal (Robot) Assistant
Two other quirky inventions teach music in novel ways
How Will We Make Music in 200 Years?
A group of innovators were asked to imagine what music will be like in 2214. If they're right, it could be pretty bizarre
This Awesome Synthesizer Turns the Weather Into Song
Hear the pitter-patter of rain in a new way
Industrial Espionage and Cutthroat Competition Fueled the Rise of the Humble Harmonica
How a shrewd salesman revolutionized the instrument industry
The Legacy of Hip-Hop Producer J Dilla Will Be Recognized
The late producer's mother announced she is donating his synthesizer and beat machine to the African American History Museum
You Otter Believe These Zoo Animals Can Play the Piano, the Harmonica and the Xylophone
D.C.'s hottest summer concert is brought to us by an unlikely source: a bevy of animal musicians
Violinists Can’t Tell the Difference Between Old and New Instruments
Regardless, many report still preferring old-school violins made by Italian masters
A Sax Supreme: John Coltrane's Legendary Instrument Joins the Collections of the American History Museum
Ravi Coltrane, son of jazz musicians John and Alice Coltrane, donates one of his father's three saxophones
You've Never Heard A Music Box Like This
In a funky New Orleans experiment, musicians turn a ramshackle house into a cacophony of sounds
Joe Temperley’s Ageless Sax
The Scottish baritone saxophone musician recalls his 60-year career and the famous singers he’s accompanied
A Musical Tour Along the Crooked Road
Grab a partner. Bluegrass and country tunes that tell America's story are all the rage in hilly southern Virginia
Q and A with Eddie Van Halen
The rock guitarist talks about his custom-made Frankenstein 2 that is now in the collections of the American History museum
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