Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings ...

Back then, the instrument was shaped like a bow and had very few strings. Without the column seen on modern harps, they could not support much string tension. Between 700-1000 AD, frame harps appeared ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.