Nicolas Bras has built more than 1,500 strange sonic experiments using reclaimed wood, scrap metal, and PVC pipe.

Whether you’re looking for activities to do with your toddler on a rainy day or they simply need a diversion so you can get some work done around the house, making homemade instruments is the perfect ...

Humans have been making musical instruments from whatever items are close at hand for thousands of years, and we aren’t showing any signs of slowing down yet, least of all artist [Nicolas Bras] and ...

A local entrepreneur hopes to spread the joy of homemade musical instruments throughout Athens County. The inaugural Big Blue Guitar Festival will be held at Waldbaden Acres at 6265 Luhrig Rd. on Sept ...

January 17-20 marks the return of the Cigar Box Guitar Festival, a celebration of homemade stringed instruments and their relationship to blues music. Its the third annual iteration of the Fest, which ...

In describing his diddley bows, doshpuluurs, and canjos, craftsman Scott Weir said no two instruments ever make the same sound. They’re all a little quirky, just like him. Weir began creating these ...