The octobass is a huge stringed instrument that is twice the size of a double bass when standing, about 3.6 meters, and the strings cannot be pressed as they are, so the strings are pressed with a ...

Close has invented more than 100 instruments, among them a Drum Jacket and a Drum Orb, but the Earth Harp is perhaps his best-known creation. He built the first one with 1,000 feet of string ...

Slide 1 of 4, Violin and double bass on a blue background., String A violin is the highest pitched string instrument and a double bass is the lowest pitched string instrument found in an orchestra.

The case that Ghosn snuck out of Japan in, seen above, is intended for a double bass — an especially large string instrument used primarily in classical music orchestras. After getting through ...

In a powerful display of community commitment and love for the arts, Miami String Haus, a family-run institution known ...

You probably won't have access to a large collection of orchestral instruments at home or in school. Remember, electronic keyboards and music software often include collections of instrument ...