BETTY WATERS/STAFF THE “GITCHO” is the name Doyle Campbell gave the instrument he displays here that is a cross between a guitar and a banjo, which he made from a turnip green can and pieces of cedar.

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Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

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The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century. But innovative artists continue to design new instruments to create sounds never before heard.