Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from a wooden block, about the size of an adult hand. On top of the wood are ...

But Stewart Pollens, former conservator of musical instruments at the Metropolitan ... mainly because when you inspect Stradivari’s wood today, you’ll find all manner of different densities ...

But these challenges add to the fun building it – I think the effort and energy I put into the instruments gives them character and this is felt by the players. All wooden parts are precisely ...