One of music’s great joys is the sound of a well-tuned acoustic instrument. Everything from guitars to drums to pianos all come to life when they’re properly tuned, but they can also stand out like a ...

Before going into the explanation of the piano itself, first from the explanation of the instruments that used strings. String instruments such as violin and guitar vibrate the string by rubbing and ...

At Hack a Day, we don’t throw the term genius around lightly. We’re obligated to bestow that title on [Don Gilmore] for his amazingly simple self-tuning piano. To appreciate [Don]’s build, you need to ...

Playing string swapsies on instruments, to find out how it sounds. Ever wondered what would happen if you replaced an essential part of a perfectly fine instrument with something from another? Just ...

It’s every guitar player’s nightmare: you step onstage, strike your rock-god pose, triumphantly strum the first chord of a song–and discover that your guitar is out of tune. A new line of instruments ...

Many of us ring in the new year by getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. But for Singaporean piano technician Kelvin Tan, nothing marks the beginning of another year better than fixing an ...

Tuning a guitar is one of the most important skills every guitarist should learn. If your guitar is out of tune, even the ...