FALLBROOKFALLBROOK — For hundreds of years, scientists and musicologist have puzzled over the secret behind the one-of-a-kind sound produced by 17th-century Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesu violins.

A University of Wisconsin-Stout graduate recently showed six students how to build what he hopes will become family heirlooms. During the past 50 years, Kazukiyo “Jiggs” Kuboyama, a 1957 graduate in ...

The ukulele, that four-stringed instrument that brings to mind kitschy Hawaiian grass-skirt performances and Tiny Tim, is suddenly hip. Greenawalt credits the ukulele’s increased following to ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Students at Southwest Allen County Schools’ Deer Ridge Elementary School have gone a little crazy over the lowly ‘lele. Ukulele, that is. The stringed folk instrument, ...

A group of mostly-retired men on Western Australia's south coast is putting their hands to the ultimate test — building and playing their own ukuleles. Step inside the Albany men's shed on a Thursday ...

There's a national education movement to teach U.S. students 21st-century skills, including the four C's: critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. As part of that, Canal ...

The Big Island Ukulele Guild’s annual exhibit will open Oct. 2 at Wailoa Center in Hilo. The 5 p.m. formal opening will feature live music, pupus, and a drawing for a free ukulele. ADVERTISING The Big ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Michael Chock has been making ukulele since the 1980s. Each one is unique, special — a piece of art to appreciate and to enjoy. Chock, a board member of the Ukulele Guild of ...

Hawaii’s favorite musical instrument will be showcased during the Big Island Ukulele Guild’s annual exhibit, which opens in October at Wailoa Center in Hilo. ADVERTISING Hawaii’s favorite musical ...