William Close is getting ready to string a skyscraper. As the inventor of the Earth Harp, which holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest stringed instrument, it’s a task he knows well.

String player William Close is one musician who likes to think big. Very big. Close plays his own invention, the earth harp, which uses cables up to 300 metres long to turn concert halls and valleys ...

The harp of biblical times could be played in the hand while walking, but the instrument has come a long way since then. On Feb. 19, String Theory, a Los Angeles-based multimedia ensemble, returns to ...

Three million people visit Mt. Laguna every year to camp, hike, or play in the snow, yet virtually none of them realize they have driven right by one of the most exclusive and renowned harp-string ...

A local musician is striking a chord in the world of invention. Joe LoSchiavo is using his musical talents to create something new. He created the Galaxy Electric Harp. "At 11 years old, I picked up ...

Evonik Industries and the Chinese filament maker NTEC have jointly developed a monofilament designed for instrument strings. Based on Evonik’s nylon 6,12, the filament offers transparency for clarity ...