Irrespective of the nut width, it’s the string spacing that determines how much room your fingers have. If you've struggled ...

According to the National Association of Music Merchants, in 2019 US schools acquired 258,000 brass instruments. Still, the runway to a higher volume of sales is there for S.E. Shires.

#18: Trombone Brass instruments such as the trombone can be found in everything from old school orchestras to some of the hippest jazz ensembles around town. Marching bands also frequently make ...

Why does an orchestra need so many violins? Violins are well-suited to playing melodies, making them one of the most important instruments in the orchestra. They’re the highest-pitched of the string ...

Instruments Brass Bell brings old instruments back to life Age had taken its toll on my alto sax, unplayed since 1992, so I brought it to Brass Bell in Glendale and asked if I could get it restored.

line accompanied by instruments from the woodwind and brass sections of the orchestra. Gershwin chose the clarinet to represent the sound of New York City 'waking up' in the early morning.

It’s hard to talk about guitarist Charlie Hunter without mentioning his customized instruments—he’s long outfitted his guitars with an extra string or two, which he uses like a jazz organist ...

The business moved in 1979 to the South Potomac Street shop. In addition to repairing brass and woodwind instruments, Mizell said he's done some work on string instruments over the years.

The Emersons are no slouches, either-- they are one of the great string quartets in history, technically assured and tremendously energetic, which is precisely what this quintet calls for.