musical instruments

Members of Electric Waste Orchestra perform on their homemade instruments.

Here's how an old hard drive can become a musical instrument

July 30, 2014
Music

Ever wondered what to do with that broken down laptop sitting in your closet? Colten Jackson has an answer: Turn it into a "guitar" and start jamming.

Here's how an old hard drive can become a musical instrument
A musician strums the pin, the Cambodian harp, during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.

Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

October 30, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

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