From the mariachi's booming guitarron on "Cielito Lindo," to the powerful accordeón in Los Tigres del Norte's "Ni Parientes ...

"The instrument is like a vessel to get the sound out. So if you've got a great instrument, you can really think about the tone, quality, all the most important things," Regni said.

(RNS) — Young musicians have taken to the organ at a time when there has been a decline in the number of instruments and in the professionals who play them.

Hildur’s instrument (the halldorophone) kind of occupies the typical guitar frequencies, and it feeds back. She often calls it a Jimi Hendrix cello. And James has got something which is ostensibly ...