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Instrument maker Frank Piesik has built a three-string robotic music machine called Greg's Harp where three different actuators excite the strings in different ways to produce sound controlled by a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Essay Expanding my instrument’s repertoire takes months of practicing, experimentation and personal sacrifices. But it has made me believe in ...

WASHINGTON — Victor Salvi, a scion of an Italian musical dynasty who became one of the world’s preeminent manufacturer of harps — a musician, artisan, and businessman dubbed the ‘‘lord of the strings, ...

THE harp is such a handsome instrument that some are sold simply to decorate a room. Heretics who do not like the ethereal elegance of harp music often say that it looks better than it sounds. It is ...

In the back room of a local music studio on Wednesday, Callie Stadem was encircled by eight small-scale wooden harps, each painted a bright, fun color. Stadem was preparing for the arrival of her ...