Six Unusual Instruments and How They Work ... But the theremin is an electronic musical instrument created in 1920 in the Soviet Union by Leon Theremin, an inventor and KGB spy.

We're looking for the most unusual musical instruments you've got, and we want to hear you play them. (Soundbite of keytar) SEABROOK: OK, maybe not the keytar.

When Greg “Wild Bill” Haymes of Ramblin Jug Stompers goes shopping for instruments, he isn’t usually going to a music store. Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug ...

Jasper Sanfilippo built his family's nut business into a publicly traded company that last year had $876 million in sales. However, it is his passion for musical instruments, particularly ...

Michael Hearst's "Songs for Unusual Creatures" comes to PBS, as a 10-episode online-video series spotlighting aye-ayes, elephant shrews, blue-footed boobies and other oddities.

Inside this unusual building you’ll find Bloom making an unusual musical instrument. “I pride myself in making an instrument that no one has ever heard of,” laughs Bloom, as he plays his ...

This class of musical instruments (lamellophone) contains metal, bamboo or wooden strips (keys/tines) that are fastened atop a small acoustic resonating body. Drawing from many musical influences from ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...