Instruments don't die the same way breathing things do. Brass can can tarnish, strings can fray, but if a musical instrument isn't played, it can be forgotten by a culture; more museum piece than ...

An ancient mouth harp discovered in Russia delighted archaeologists when they confirmed that it could still make a sound. The instrument was one of five mouth harps discovered by archaeologists at two ...

The gusli, an ancient Russian musical instrument, is finding new audiences. A 30-year-old Russian entrepreneur set up a factory in his hometown to build them. Sergey Gorchakov and his craftsmen create ...