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 ...

Upon discovering Gregg Miner's Museum of Vintage, Exotic and Just Plain Unusual Musical Instruments in Tarzana, Calif., a couple years ago, Weekend Edition essayist Tim Brookes saw something called a ...

William Close tells the crowd at City National Plaza that he's still figuring out the logistics of his latest Earth Harp. Over the years, the Malibu-based artist has built a number of these large, ...

WASHINGTON — Victor Salvi, a scion of an Italian musical dynasty who became one of the world’s preeminent manufacturer of harps — a musician, artisan, and businessman dubbed the ‘‘lord of the strings, ...

William Close is the inventor behind the Earth Harp - the world's longest string instrument which uses architecture and landscapes to create a unique sound. Mr Close, who has performed the giant harp ...

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 ...

"Argh, um, ooh… actually that’s kinda interesting" is an approximate record of my thoughts as I heard the Time Harp play in this vid for the first time. The robo-musical instrument grinds plastic ...