The New York Times – Music:
A gilt-trimmed upright Steinway piano commissioned in 1912 for the ocean liner Olympic is on dry land and ready to be heard again.
Category: Musical Instruments
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Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Bass
The New York Times – Music:
Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz.
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Mike Pinder, Founding Keyboardist of the Moody Blues, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
His expertise on the electromechanical Mellotron helped define the band’s progressive sound in the 1960s and ’70s on albums like “Days of Future Passed.”
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Casey Benjamin, Free-Spirited Saxophonist, Dies at 45
The New York Times – Music:
A musical voyager who wouldn’t be limited by genre, style or even instrument, he brought exuberance to the Robert Glasper Experiment and other groups.
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How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy
The New York Times – Travel:
As a teenager, Ayoung An decided to become a violin maker. Her journey eventually took her to Cremona, Italy, a famed hub for masters like Antonio Stradivari.
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‘The Tuba Thieves’ Review: The Real Meaning of Listening
The New York Times – Film:
In this film, the artist Alison O’Daniel uses the theft of tubas from Southern California high schools as a central hub in a wheel with many spokes.
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How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later
The New York Times – Music:
The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it.
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How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later
The New York Times – Music:
The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it.