It was the first and only time that Dennis James smacked a celebrity. During a 1999 taping of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” Regis Philbin excitedly got up, strode over to James and reached for his ...

Ever wondered what 37 different-sized wine glasses would sound like if they were played? Well, so did science boffin Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700s What is it? The glass harmonica, or "armonica", ...

Glass-ical Musick will be coming to Redding when armonica player Dennis James performs in Redding on Jan. 7. He will perform and educate audiences about his instrument, the glass armonica, which was ...

Dr. Erwin Wunderlich wants to bring back the golden age of the harmonica. The author, history buff and harmonica enthusiast will hold a Civil War harmonica workshop at Manatee Village Historical Park ...

David Herzhaft is a pioneer and new generation harmonica player, pushing the limits of the diatonic harmonica further and blending it into new styles. Using bends and overbends his standard tuned ...

The angelick organ : a history of the musical glasses -- Benjamin Franklin and music -- Benjamin Franklin and the invention of the armonica -- A brief history of glass -- An instrument so grand and ...

The word “armonica” has two meanings, both relating to music. An armonica is a glass harmonica (which, interestingly, was invented by Benjamin Franklin) and it is also the Italian word for “harmony.” ...

Corrales resident Mayling Garcia plays Ben Franklin's rare glass armonica, keeping this unique instrument's history alive for ...

A wise man once said “If all you’ve got is a cute desktop compressor and some solenoid valves, everything looks like a robotic harmonica.” Or maybe we’re paraphrasing. Regardless, [Fabien-Chouteau] ...

Picking up a new instrument can feel like a daunting undertaking. Learning to play is often time-consuming (especially if you never took lessons), not to mention the fact that many musical instruments ...

If you have ever entertained dinner guests by running a wet fingertip around the edge of a crystal goblet to create a musical tone, you have experienced the pure sound that inspired one of Benjamin ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...