England, Kent, Replica Elizabethan Guitar being played by a historical re-enactment group.

Arts, Music, Strings, Rhapsody Gonzalez from the band Peluche playing electic Bass Guitar.

Music, Instruments, Strings, Close up detail of Violin showing bridge and strings.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, wooden plaques called ema with requests from worshippers, strings of origami paper cranes as offerings.

Japan, Kyoyo, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, wooden plaques called Ema with requests from worshippers, strings of origami paper cranes as offerings.

Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Music stall displaying various musical instruments in the Grand Bazaar.

Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Music stall displaying various musical instruments in the Grand Bazaar.

Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Music stall displaying various musical instruments in the Grand Bazaar.

Music, Strings, Guyitars, Badly Drawn Boy Damon Gough performing at the 2011 Cropredy Festival.

Music, Strings, Guitar, Blues guitarist Buddy Guy playing at Cornbury Festival 2010.

Music, Strings, Guitars, Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes playing bass at Guilfest 2011.

Music, Strings, Violin, fiddle players from the Shee band playing at Cropredy 2011.