On five-string banjos, a geared fifth string tuner is usually preferable. Tuning: Geared tuners are best for beginners as they allow for easy tuning and can prevent the banjo from falling out of tune.

At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings ...

Russia's Soma Laboratory has built a new instrument called Dvina that's inspired by the sounds of classical Hindu music. Vibrations from the strings are picked up by a powerful magnet buried ...