All Korean string instruments have to produce “the eight tones” and the wood becomes the most ... On the stairs of his workshop there is a beautiful display of an ancient Silla zither from Nara, Japan ...

The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither.

Lyon & Healy Counter Sales Book, 1925 The earliest evidence of the harp is found in Ancient Egypt around 2500 BC. Back then, the instrument was shaped like a bow and had very few strings. Without the ...

History Guitars have been played since the Renaissance era, after descending from the ancient Greek instrument, the kithara. Or, at least, that's how the theory goes: the only real proof for this is ...

“And I think that’s cool.” From a modest workshop in Duluth, Larson and nine of his Gamut Music employees build stringed instruments and craft gut strings from the intestines of sheep and ...