Inventory as of July 2023
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I have arranged my collection by Family, then Sub-family, then maker. American and European Instruments are first, "Ethnic" instruments last. The categories and names are my own. Some of these reflect my deliberate re-organization of some of the more obscure stringed instruments. The hybrids have been placed in the more logical (primary characteristic) family - some are actually closer to being in-between two families (I've come to specialize in the hybrid "lost souls"!). |
By Gregg Miner, as part of www.minermusic.com)
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Family, Sub-family |
Maker, Type, Model/Description, Date, Location, Serial # | Book, Article, Recording Appearances | |
Guitars, Flat-top |
Guild
12-string jumbo F-512c.1990s |
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Peńalver, Pedro Martinez
Spanish "Especial" (inside-out bridge) Spain 1983 |
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Waller, Jimmy
classical guitar Chicago, ILc.1970 |
Article/Music: Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries |
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Guitars, Flat-top, floor-standing |
Scherr, Emilius
6-string Patent Harp-Guitar Philadelphia, PA c.1837 |
Provenance: Acquired from Mark Hollander (private party). It was reportedly once owned by W. Woolsey, a graduate of Harvard University, and supposedly the first notable black journalist to cover news outside the United States. Inscriptions: Printed label: EMILIUS N. SCHERR / Piano Forte and Organ Builder & c. / PHILADELPHIA / No. 266 [Market crossed out with Chesnut (sic) handwritten above] Street / all kinds of Musical Instruments Repaired; engraved on machine plate: SCHERRS Patent Harp GUITAR |
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Stumcke, Charles
after Scherr's Patent Harp-Guitar Boston, MA 1853 |
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Guitars, Lyre |
Mareschal,
Pierre Charles
Paris, France c.1780 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres | |
Lyon
& Healy
Washburn brand "Terz model" Chicago c.1892 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres | ||
Guitars, Arch-top |
Gibson
Style O "Florentine" Ser # 67048 Kalamazoo, MI 1922 |
Article/Music: The Christmas Song |
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Guitars, Resonator |
Char, Kerry
squareneck, wood-body, single-cone "Gregg Miner" koaPortland, OR 2000 |
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Dobro
roundneck, wood-body, single-cone Style 65 or 66, Ser # 2208Los Angeles, CA 1929 |
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National
squareneck, metal-body, tri-cone Style 1, Ser #1909Los Angeles, CA 1930 |
Book: The Complete Illustrated Book of the Acoustic Guitar Article/Music: Jingle Bells / The Chipmunk Song |
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Guitars, Tenor (4-string) |
KeyKord
Built by the Stromberg-Voisinet Company (later, Kay), for the KeyKord Banjo Company automatic chord fretting mechanism c.1929 |
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National
resonator, metal-body, single-cone, guitar-shape Style 3, Ser # 2642Los Angeles, CA Serial # anomaly per Brozman - either 1932 or 1934 |
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Regal or ?
resonator, wood-body, single-cone Ser # J Los Angeles, CA c.1930 |
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Regal
flat-top c.1930(headstock refinished in black paint, originally likely had Regal decal) |
Article/Music: Jingle Bell Rock |
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Guitars, Steel |
Knutsen, Chris
Hawaiian (6-string - converted from Harp Steel left, then right handed) "Weissenborn-shaped"Los Angeles, CA c.1920s |
Article: HHW18 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Knutsen, Chris
Hawaiian 6-string "Baby Pineapple"Los Angeles, CA c.1914-c.1920s |
Article: Blog: and baby makes 6 HP6 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Knutsen, Chris
Hawaiian 6-string "Teardrop"Los Angeles, CA c.1914-c.1920s |
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood TD5 |
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National
electric, lap (6 string) New Yorker, Ser # V12001946 |
Article/Music: Jingle Bell Rock |
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National
electric, lap (8 + 8) Grand Console, Ser # X451711954 |
Article/Music: Sleigh Ride |
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Guitars, Harp Guitar |
Akeson, Charles
built under Dahlman patent #469,548 (4 + 6)Minneapolis, MN c.1891 |
Book: Floating Strings |
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Anonymous
(10 + 6) c.1910-1920 |
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Bohmann, Joseph
(12 + 6 [10]) custom double-neck w/10-strings on fb (lowest 4 octave-doubled),Chicago, IL c.1900 |
Article: Bohmann's Contra Bass Harp Guitars Book: Floating Strings |
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Bohmann, Joseph
(12 + 6, with 4 + 4 internal "tone rods") Chicago, IL 1911 |
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Bruno, Charles &
Co.
(4 + 6 [12]) 12 strings on neckc.1902 |
Article: The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar Book: Floating Strings
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Carlson, G. E.
(12 + 6) Chicago, IL c.1900 |
Article: G. A. Carlson c.1900 Harp Guitar |
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Carruth, Alan
(5 + 6) ExperimentalNewport, NH 2010 |
Book: Floating Strings |
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Dyer, W. J. & Bro. (built by Chicago's Larson brothers) (6 + 6) Style 8, Ser # 690Minneapolis, MN c.1910 |
Article: Dyer Harp Guitars Book: Floating Strings Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella |
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Fuchs, Heinrich
(9 + 6) Wappen shapeMunich, Germany 1921 |
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Galimberti, Luigi
(6 + 6) Milan, Italy1932 |
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Gazzo, Settimio
(8 + 6) Taraffo styleGenoa, Italy c.1920 |
Video: Secrets of Taraffo Article: The Harp Guitars of Settimio Gazzo Book: Floating Strings |
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Gibson
(10 + 6) Patented, Style USer # 29740, FON # 304(X) Kalamazoo, MI 1915 |
Article: The Gibson Harp Guitar Article/Music: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Medley
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Gibson (Orville-supervised)
(12 + 6) scroll bridge, long scaleKalamazoo, MI c.1905 |
Article: The Gibson Harp Guitar Article: Huge, Huger, Hugest Book: Floating Strings |
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Hansen, H.
(4 + 6) Patented Chicago, ILc.1891 |
Article: America s First True Harp Guitar Book: Floating Strings
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Harmony
(8 + 6) PatentedChicago, IL c.1915 |
Article: The Paul Gardie/Harmony Orchestral Harp Guitar Book: Floating Strings
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Jacomoni, Achille
(3 + 6, with 9 sharping tabs) patented 1897 in Marseilles, France Rome, Italy 1900 |
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J. W. Jenkins' Sons
"Harwood" brand (12 + 6)Kansas City, MO c.1900 |
Article: Harwood Harp Guitars Article/Music: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Welcome Christmas Book: Floating Strings
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Knutsen, Chris
(5 + 6) "1898 Patent Style"Port Townsend, WA c.1898 |
Article: HGP4 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: White Christmas
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Knutsen, Chris
(5 + 6) SymphonyPort Townsend, WA c.1899 |
Article: HGT1 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: White Christmas
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Knutsen, Chris
(7 + 6 [9] + 7) "Lower Bass Point"Seattle, WA c.1913 |
Article: HGS1 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: White Christmas
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Knutsen, Chris
(7 + 7 + 6 + 7) "Zither Harp Guitar"Seattle, WA c.1913 |
Article: HGS40 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Book: Floating Strings
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Knutsen, Chris
(5 + 6) "Double Point" 3/4 scaleSeattle, WA c.1906 |
Article: HGS72 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Book: Floating Strings
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Knutsen, Chris
(8 + 6) "Lower Bass Point"Seattle, WA c.1913 |
Article: HGS73 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood
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Knutsen, Chris
Harp Steel (2 + 6 + 4) "Weissenborn-shaped"Los Angeles, CA c.1914-c.1928 |
Article: HHW1 Book: Floating Strings Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: White Christmas |
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Knutsen, Chris
Harp Steel (2 + 6) "Weissenborn-shaped" slenderLos Angeles, CA c.1920s |
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood HHW25 |
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Knutsen, Chris
Convertible Harp Steel (4 + 6) "Upper Treble Point"Los Angeles, CA c.1914-c.1920s |
Article: HCP1 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Knutsen, Chris
Convertible Harp Steel (5 + 6 + 4) "No Point"Los Angeles, CA c.1920s |
Article: HCN3 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood
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Lyon
& Healy
College Line Monster Bass (6 + 6) Chicago, IL c.1913-c.1917 |
Article: Lyon & Healy's Monster Bass Harp Guitar Book: Floating Strings
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Maccaferri, Mario
(4 + 6) Maccaferri's personal instrumentCento, Italy c.1926 |
Book: The Harp Guitars of Mario Maccaferri Music: Sharper's Revenge |
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Mast fils (attributed) Toulouse, France c.1830 |
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Merrill
(6 + 6) #1 built for Stephen Bennett2001 |
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Mozzani workshop
(3 + 6) Chitarra-lyra, oak leaf designCento/Bologna, Italy c.1910-c.1940 |
Article: The Incredible Harp Guitars of Luigi Mozzani Article: Some Truths About Lyres |
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Mozzani workshop
(3 + 6) Chitarra-lyra, carved back, formerly owned by MaccaferriCento/Bologna, Italy c.1910-c.1940 |
Article: The Incredible Harp Guitars of Luigi Mozzani Book: Floating Strings Book: The Complete Illustrated Book of the Acoustic Guitar Article: Some Truths About Lyres |
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Müller, Karl
Augsburg, Germany 1909 |
Article: Name That Harp Guitar! |
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Nunez, Francisco
(3 + 8) Buenos Aires, Argentina c.1895 |
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Shutt Mandolin-Guitar Co.
Prototype or personal instrument built by Frank Oppitz (8 + 6)Topeka, KS, c.1914 |
Article: Albert Shutt and the Mando-Bass-Harp-Guitar Article: Harp Guitar David vs. Goliath: Shutt vs. Gibson Book: Floating Strings
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Pagani, O. & Bro. possibly built by Francesco Morabito C.1920s |
Book: Floating Strings |
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Priano, Nicolo (att.) (3 + 6, modified to 8 bass by Antonello Saccu) Genoa, Italyc.1926 |
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V. Raspardi Catania, Italy 1936 |
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Rovičs, Jean
Gélas double-top guitar (3 + 6) after Lucien Gélas 1905 patent Paris, France, 1931 |
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Selling, Otto (att.) (6 + 6) Swedenc.1840s repaired by C. H. Klingberg, Sweden, 1886 |
Book: Floating Strings Music: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Welcome Christmas
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Stahl, Wm. C. (built by Chicago's Larson brothers) under August Larson Patent #1,022,03 (10 + 6) Milwaukee, WI, c.1912 |
Article: The One That Almost Got Away Book: Floating Strings
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Weymann, H. A. & Son (att.)
(12 + 6) Philadelphia, PA c.1896-c.1900 |
Book: Floating Strings |
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Wulschner & Son
"Regal" brand (6 + 6)Indianapolis, IN c.1898-c.1901 |
Article: Regal Harp Guitars Book: Floating Strings |
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Zimmermann, Julius Heinrich
(4 + 7) 11-course Russian tuningSt. Petersburg, Russia c.1900 |
Music: A Miner Family History Soundtrack Music: Fisherman's Mistress |
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Mandolins, Arch-top |
Gibson
Orville-supervised "3-point" Style F3, Ser # 3008 Kalamazoo, MI c.1904 |
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Gibson
F4, Ser # 6262 "3-point" Kalamazoo, MI c.1906 |
Article/Music: The Christmas Song |
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Gibson
F4 (ser & FON #s faded) Kalamazoo, MI c.1920 |
Music: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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Gibson
H2 mandola Ser # 36692, FON # 3505 Kalamazoo, MI 1916 |
Music: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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Gibson
K4 mandocello Ser # 76985, FON # 11106A Kalamazoo, MI 1924 |
Music: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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Gibson
mandobass Ser # 88180, FON # (8?)884 Kalamazoo, MI 1931 |
Book: The Complete Illustrated Book of the Acoustic Guitar Music: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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Gibson
TL1 tenor lute Ser # 77598, FON # 11180A Kalamazoo, MI 1925 |
Article/Music: The Christmas Song |
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Mandolins, Flat-back |
Anonymous
pocket mandolin Germany c.1900 |
Article/Music: Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries |
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Howe-Orme
Style 2 "mandolinetto" Ser # 1684 Boston, MA c.1895 |
Article: The Great Elias Howe Mystery Article/Music: Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries |
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Leland,
L. H.
piccolo mandolin Chicago, IL c.1905-c.1911 |
Article: Piccolo Mandolin |
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Parker,
Calvert
"Bandola" Ser # 1978-7-18 Keene, NH c.1918 |
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Regal Musical Inst. Co.
Octofone ("8 instruments in one!") Octave mandola in scale Chicago, IL c.1928-1930s |
Article/Music: Jingle Bell Rock |
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Mandolins, Bowl-back |
Aluminum
Musical Instrument Co.
"The Merrill" New York, NY c.1894-c.1898 |
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del
Perugia, Fernando
Lombardi (Milanese) mandolin (6 x 1)1891 |
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Anonymous (attributed to Gaspari Ferrari) Mandolone (2 [4] floating + 8 [16] Rome, Italy c.1744-c.1771 |
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Mandolins, Lyre |
Calace
Mandolyra Italy 1913 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres Book: The Complete Illustrated Book of the Acoustic Guitar Article/Music: Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries |
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J. W. Jenkins' Sons
"Harwood" brand Kansas City, MO "Harp-Bandurria"c.1908 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres Article: Harwood Harp Guitars |
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Mandolins, Hollow-arm, single (pseudo harp mandolin) |
Anonymous c.1900 |
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Dyer, W. J. & Bro. (built by Chicago's Larson brothers) Harp Mandolin Style 35, Ser # 223Minneapolis, MN c.1916 |
Book/Article:
Dyer Harp Mandolins and the Symphony Harp Plectral Ensemble
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Book: Floating Strings |
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Dyer, W. J. & Bro. (built by the Larson brothers) Harp Mandola Style 135, Ser # 403 Minneapolis, MN c.1917-c.1918 |
Book/Article: Dyer Harp Mandolins and the Symphony Harp Plectral Ensemble Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Knutsen,
Chris
" Lower Bass Point" Seattle, WA c.1910-? |
HM35
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Knutsen,
Chris
" Lower Treble Point" Seattle, WA c.1910-? |
Article: HM1 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Article/Music: White Christmas |
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Knutsen,
Chris
5-course Harp Mandola " Lower Treble Point" Seattle, WA c.1913-1914 |
Article: HMA2 Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Anonymous (attributed to the Larson brothers) Harp Mandola (5 [10]) c.1915-1920 |
Article: The Mysterious Five-Course Harp Mandola Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Laurenti, Alfredo
Terni, Italy 1938 |
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Monzino, A. & Sons
Milan, Italy c.1900 |
Article: Harp Guitars and Related Instruments of Monzino & Sons Article/Music: Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries |
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Mandolins, Harp Mandolin (true harp-mandolin with additional strings) |
Anonymous
(8 + 4 [8]) Genoa, Italy or Nice, France? c.1900 |
Article: Chitarra Monumentale |
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Knutsen,
Chris
"Guitar-shaped, Lower Bass Point" (4 + 4 [8]) Seattle, WA c.1910-c.1914 |
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Book: Floating Strings Article: HM2 Music: Fisherman's Mistress |
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Knutsen,
Chris
"Lower Treble Point" (4 + 4 [8]) Seattle, WA c.1914-1920s |
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood Book: Floating Strings Article: HM3 |
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Mandolins, Resophonic |
Dobro wood body, single-cone Style 65 or 66, Ser # 2123 Los Angeles, CA 1929 |
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Miner, Gregg "Miner-cello" single-cone wood-body mandocello Los Angeles, CA 1994 |
Article: The Miner-cello Article/Music: Jingle Bells / The Chipmunk Song |
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National metal-body, single-cone Style 2, Ser # 426 Los Angeles, CA 1930 |
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Mandolins, Hybrid |
Turturro, Nicola
"Turnover" combination mandolin and ukulele ("Pat. Applied For") Brooklyn, NY c.1924-c.1928 |
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Banjos, Open Back |
Anonymous
6-string fretless, Tunbridgeware marquetry England c.1880 |
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Anonymous
5-string fretless piccolo, Tunbridgeware marquetry England c.1880 |
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Schall, J. B.
piccolo banjo Chicago, IL c.1890-c.1910 |
Article/Music: Sleigh Ride |
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Anonymous
giraffe banjo (banjorette) "Silver Queen"c.1900 |
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Stewart, S. S.
Imperial Banjeaurine "Pat Jan 11 1887" (no Ser #) Philadelphia, PA c.1887-c.1900s |
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Stewart, S. S.
cello banjo Ser # 16425 Philadelphia, PA c.1895 |
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McGinnis & Shaw
Melody banjo "Clef Club Bandolin"c.1915 |
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Banjos, Resonator |
Gibson
tenor Style TB5, Ser # 1106A-35 trap-door resonator Kalamazoo, MI c.1920 |
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Gibson
mandolin-banjo Style MB4, Ser # 11018A trap-door resonator Kalamazoo, MI c.1918 |
Article/Music: I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas |
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Gibson
guitar-banjo Style GB4 trap-door resonator Kalamazoo, MIc.1920 |
Article/Music: I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas |
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Gibson
ukulele-banjo Style UB1 Kalamazoo, MIc.1930 |
Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town
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Gibson
ukulele-banjo Style UB3 Kalamazoo, MIc.1920 |
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Gibson
5-string Style RB5, Ser # 174735 1970 |
Article/Music: The Christmas Song |
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Banjos, Zither |
Wilmhurst, Arthur John
5-string London, England c.1890-c.1900s |
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Windsor & Taylor
"Windsor Patent Zither Banjo" Bass 7-string Birmingham, England c.1892-c.1901 |
Music: Elnora |
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Banjos, Hybrid |
Pollman,
August
"Mandoline-Banjo" wood-body, flat-topNew York c.1888-c.1890 |
Article/Music: Winter Wonderland |
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La Foley.
George
harp-mandoline-banjo London 1909 |
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Winder, John
Geldert
"Portable
Harp" London c.1895 |
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Yosco
banjo-zither New York c.1918 |
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Ukuleles | Gélas
double-top, likely built by T. Gaudet or J. Rovičs under Gelas 1905 patent Paris c.1925 |
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Lyon & Healy
"American Conservatory" brand Tiple (10 metal strings in 4 courses) Ser # 5045 Chicago, IL, c.1920s |
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Martin
Taropatch (8 strings in 4 courses) Style 1M Nazareth, PA .c.1930 |
Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town |
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Dobro or Regal
resonator: wood body, single cone Los Angeles, CA c.1930 |
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National
Style 1, Ser # 183 large-size metal-body, single cone Los Angeles, CA 1928 |
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Knutsen, Chris
Harp Ukulele (hollow-arm, no extra strings) koa, full-rope binding Los Angeles, CA c.1915-c.1920 |
HU45 |
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Knutsen, Chris
Harp Taropatch concert size, hollow-arm, no extra strings) Los Angeles, CA c.1915-c.1920 |
Book/Music: Norwegian Wood |
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Altpeter, Franz
"Double Bass Uke" double harp ukulele(2 + 4 + 2) Chicago, IL c.1927 |
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Dunn, Michael
tenor harp
ukulele custom "Maccaferri- Knutsen- Dunn" style commissioned by Gregg Miner New Westminster, BC, Canada, 2010 |
Article: Dunn is done! |
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Noble, Duane
tenor harp
ukulele custom Gregg Miner model Richland, WA 2015 |
Music: When You Wish Upon a Star |
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Lutes, Citterns, Early Plucked Strings |
Anonymous
Renaissance lute (8 [15] ) Germany c. 1970 |
Article/Music: What Child is This? |
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Rollins, John
swan-necked Baroque lute (13 [25] ) after Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, c.1670Bellingham, WA 1993 |
Article/Music: Still, Still, Still |
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Rollins, John
chitarrone in A (Italian tiorba) (14 [20] ) after M. Dieffopruchar, Venice, 1610Bellingham, WA 1993 |
Article/Music: Angels We Have Heard On High |
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Heyno Herbst
Bass lute based on one-of-a-kind c.1590 basslauteGermany ex Walter Erdmann collection, c.1997 |
Article/Video: A Lute Out of a Nightmare |
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Passauro, Raymond
orpharion after Palmer Belgium 1962 |
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Harwood,
Ian
Renaissance cittern (4x2) (b-g-d'-e') Oxford, England c.1960s |
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Anonymous
tromba marina reproduction, c.1060s |
Article/Music: Angels We Have Heard On High |
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Bazelaire, F.
"French lyre" (lyre-guittar) (12, courses?) Versaille, France1778 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres | ||
Renault (Renault & Chatelain) arch-cistre (arch-cittern) Paris, France 1792 |
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Preston
Guittar ("English Guitar") London, England c.1790 |
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Mollenburg, Lorens
Swedish lute Stockholm, Sweden 1816 |
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Suhl, Th. Heym
Thuringer waldzither 6 course (1 + 1 [floating] + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3) Thuringia, Germany c.1890 |
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Harps | Clark Harp Mfg. Co.
"Irish" (neo-Irish) Syracuse, NY c.1915 |
Article/Music: Of the Father's Love Begotten Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Cousineau, Pere et Fils
(father and son, Georges & Jacques-Georges, respectively). single-action Paris, c.1780 |
Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Lyon & Healy
grand concert Style 23G, Ser # 6157Chicago, IL 1960s |
Music: A Miner Family History Soundtrack Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Markwood
wire-strung (25) Phoenix, OR 1983 |
Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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McFall, James
neo-Irish No. 89Belfast, Northland Ireland early 1900s |
Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Pleyel, Wolf &
Lyon
chromatic cross-strung Ser # 475Paris c.1900 |
Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Triplett
neo-Irish Celtic I, Ser # 268195San Luis Obispo, CA 1980s |
Article: Wheres the Harp in Harp Guitar? |
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Zithers, with Fretboard (Alpine, Concert, |
Anonymous
Kraftzither Sweden?1800s |
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Tiefenbrunner, Georg
Schlag zither Munich, Germany 1849 |
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Anonymous (att. Alois Gastel) Glarner zither Glarus, Switzerlandc.1890 |
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Gunzelmann
Brothers (att.) concert harp-zither with metal frame Nürnberg, Bavaria Patented April 24, 1885 |
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Kiendl, Anton
concert Vienna c.1880 |
Article/Music: O Tannenbaum |
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Lyon & Healy
"Washburn" brand concert Chicago, IL c.1898 |
Article/Music: O Tannenbaum |
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Schwarzer, Franz (factory)
Arion harp zither Ser # 2470 Washington, MO 1887 |
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Schwarzer, Franz (factory)
Arion Perfecta zither Ser # 10214Washington, MO c.1915 |
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Anonymous
Case stamped "Julius Pettersch, Musiklehrer
(music teacher), Fehértemplom" concert harp-violin-zither late 1800s |
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Anonymous
Citera Hungary late 1800s |
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Anonymous
Epinette des Vosges Vosges, France late 1800s |
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Rugg & Jackal
Appalachian dulcimer c.1980 (aka mountain dulcimer, technically a form of zither, in this form a "fretted dulcimer") |
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Solophone
Germany c.1900 |
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Nardan Harp
Japan mid-1900s |
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Zithers, Bowed |
Haslwanter,
Johann
Streichmelodeon Munich, Germany 1873 |
Article: The Weird and Wonderful World of Bowed Zithers Article/Music: O Tannenbaum |
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Heidegger, Eduard
Cello Streichmelodeon Linz, Austria c.1870s-c.1890s |
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Lutz Brothers
Streich-Zither (bowed zither) Schönbach, Germany c.1890-c.1910 |
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Pugh. Johannes
Violinett Ser # 423 Austria c.1903 |
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Schwarzer, Franz (factory) Washington, MO c.1890 |
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Anonymous
Streichmelodeon with amplifying horn Germany c.1900 |
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Zithers, Fretless See: |
Apollo Harp
Flagg Manufacturing Co. Boston, MA c.1895-c.1900 |
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Autoharp, Concert Grand
Zimmermann, C.F. Co. SER # 30 Dolgeville, NY c.1895-c.1899 |
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Bell Harp
England? late 1800s |
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Chartola
(scroll & pillar form) International Music Corp. Hoboken, NJ c.1926-c.1931 |
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Dolceola Ser # 2582 Dolceola Co.Toledo, OH c.1900s |
Articles: The Dolceola Pages |
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Harfen-Laute für
Einarmige Müller, Sepp Kleinholthausen, Germany Registered May 16, 1927 |
Article: The Musical Instrument Collection of Walter Erdmann
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Larsson, Adolf
Harpeleik Scandinvia c.1900 |
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Harp-O-Chord Harp-O-Chord Co. Columbus, OH c.1900 |
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Harp-Zither Harp-O-Chord Co. Columbus, OH c.1900s |
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Harp Guitar
Harp Guitar Mfg. Co. East Boston, MA c.1904 |
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Hawaiian Art Violin
"stair-step" form Oscar Schmidt Jersey City, NJ c.1920s |
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Mandolin Guitarophone
American Mandolin Harp Co. Jersey City, NJ c.1920s |
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(Mandolin-Harp)
"Paramount Concert Harp" Paramount Harp Co. c.1930 |
Article/Music: The Holly And The Ivy |
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Marxophone
Phonoharp Co. Boston, MA c.1920 |
Article/Music: The Holly And The Ivy |
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Meloharp
Meloharp Co. c.1896-c.1900 |
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Orchestrola International Music Corp. Hoboken, NJ c.1926-c.1931 |
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Pianophone
Marx & Marx Chicago, IL c.1915 |
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Regent Zither
The Phonoharp Co. No. 5Boston, MA c.1898 |
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Symphony Harp
No. 5 The Harp Manufacturing Co.Boston, MA |
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Tremoloa
Manufacturers Advertising Co. 1945 |
Article/Music: The Holly And The Ivy |
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Ukelin International Music Corp. Hoboken, NJ c.1920s |
Article/Music: The Holly And The Ivy |
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Zitho-Harp
Style "E" Bredshall & FaberChicago, IL c.1902 |
Article/Music: The Holly And The Ivy |
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Chordephon
(mechanical zither) No. 9 Chordephon Musikwerke Germany c.1900 |
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Harp-Lutes
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Anon
harp-guitar London c.1800-c.1807 |
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Light/Barry
harp-lute-guitar Londonc.1803-1807 |
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Light/Barry
harp-lute London c.1807-1814 |
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Maout
Apollo lyre London c.1807-c.1815 |
Article: Some Truths About Lyres |
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Light, Edward harp-lyre London c.1810 |
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Anon
harp-lute split fingerboardLondon c.1814- |
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Light,
Edward dital harp London c.1819-1829 |
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Levien, Mordaunt
guitare harpe Patent No. 2739, Paris 1825 London |
Undergoing restoration |
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Stössel-Lutes | Stössel-mandolin | Article: The Stössel-Lute | |
Stössel-lute, 7-string | Article: The Stössel-Lute | ||
Stössel-lute, 9-string | Article: The Stössel-Lute | ||
Stössel-lute, bass | Article: The Stössel-Lute | ||
Stössel-lute, contrabass | Article: The Stössel-Lute | ||
Winds | soprano recorder
Germany |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | |
alto recorder
Germany |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | ||
tenor recorder
Germany |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | ||
bass recorder
Germany |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | ||
alto crumhorn
Wood c.1980 |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | ||
cornett (cornetto)
Monk, Christopher 1980 |
Article/Music: What Child is This? | ||
tin whistle (various, Ireland)
D low whistle (Alba) Native American flute non-Western flutes |
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ocarinas (various) |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander |
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Miscellaneous Western Instruments |
Stroviol
1 string, long scale |
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kalimbas (sprano, alto)
Hugh Lacey 1970s |
Music: A Miner Family History Soundtrack Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town |
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Flexitone |
Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town |
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toy piano
Jaymar 1970s |
Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town |
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Non-Western Instruments* *Countries and Regions are currently somewhat arbitrarily organized with countries generally in alphabetical order. Scholars, I welcome additional details and corrections to names and countries. Afghanistan |
rabab (rubab) | ||
waj
(Nuristan) |
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Africa, Harps |
arched harp
DRC |
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arched harp
Mangbetu DRC |
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pluriarc
West Africa c. late 19th
century |
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pluriarc
Congo |
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pluriarc
Gabon second half 20th century |
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arched harp
Gabon |
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arched harp
(male: Seto) West Africa collected early 1960's |
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arched harp
(female: Nabo) DRC |
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kundi harp
DRC |
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harp
Ivory Coast |
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kora
Mali c.2000 |
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mvet | |||
Africa, Lyres, Lutes, Zithers |
krar (lyre) Ethiopia |
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gunibri
Morocco |
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trough zither
Tanzania |
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trough zither
Tanzania |
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raft zither (reed strings)
Nigeria collected by my Aunt Dorothy Miner, missionary, c.1960 |
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Africa, xylophones, lamellophones ("thumb pianos": |
balafon
c.2000 |
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Central Africa (Chokwe) |
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Kenya c.2000 |
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mbira dza
vadzimu
Andrew Tawedzera 21st century |
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Africa, Trumpet, Percussion |
trumpet
Cameroon second half 20th century |
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slit gong-rasp
Zaire second half 20th century |
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metal gong
Gabon (Fang) late 20th century |
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metal double
gong
Mali (Dogon) |
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ground cowbells | |||
djembe
c.2000 |
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ashiko drum | |||
sakara | |||
talking drum | |||
udu drum (clay pot) |
Article/Music: We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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shekere | |||
cane box rattle
Kenya |
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sistrum
Mali? |
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sistrum
Kenya |
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misc percussion |
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animal bells
(various materials) |
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Armenia | duduk | ||
Australia | didgeridoo | ||
Bali | carved wood flute | ||
geng gong (bamboo jaw harp) |
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Bhutan
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tungana | ||
Burma (Myanmar) |
saung gauk (boat harp) | ||
Cambodia
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crocodile zither | ||
China | qin (7-string long zither) | ||
zheng (21-string long zither) | |||
yehu (coconut shell huqin) Hong Kong |
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sanxian (lute) | |||
sheng (mouth organ) | |||
kou xiang (brass jaw harp) (triple) |
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Eastern
Europe
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prim tamburitza
Croatia/Serbia? |
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bisernica (tamburitza) | |||
Egypt
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oud |
Article/Music: We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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darbuka | |||
riq |
Article/Music: We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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mijwiz (double free reed flute) | |||
Fiji | log drum
(tourist's) |
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Finland
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kantele
(36-string) |
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India | sitar |
Article/Music: The Little Drummer Boy |
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tambura (tanpura) |
Article/Music: The Little Drummer Boy |
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sarod | |||
esraj |
Article/Music: The Little Drummer Boy |
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shenai
(small) |
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gopichand | |||
punji
(gourd snake charmer double free reed flute) |
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tabla | |||
dholak | |||
khartals
(bronze finger cymbals) |
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Indonesia
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sape
central Borneo (Dayak) |
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sape
(mother, child)
Sumatra (Batak) |
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anklung
(tuned bamboo rattles) |
Article/Music: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town |
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khaen
(bamboo free reed mouth organ. 1 small, 1 large) |
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bamboo frog caller | |||
Iran | setar | ||
Ireland | bodhran |
Article/Music: I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas |
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bones |
Article/Music: I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas |
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Jamaica
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cane tube fiddle | ||
Japan
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koto |
Article/Music: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel |
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shakuhachi | |||
mukkuri (bamboo jaw harp) |
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Laos | gaeng
(bamboo free reed mouth organ) |
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Latin
America (including Mexico) |
charango
tourist model, wood-body Argentinapurchased while traveling there in 1983 |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander | |
charango
tourist model, armadillo-body Argentinapurchased while traveling there in 1983 |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander | ||
tiple
(armadillo body) Argentina? |
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quena (notched
flute)
Argentina |
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transverse flutes
Argentina purchased while traveling there in 1983 |
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sikus
(panpipes, small, large) Bolivia purchased in 1983 |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander | ||
rainstick
Brazil purchased while traveling there in 1983 |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander | ||
berimbau
Brazil |
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bandola
(6) [2+2+3+3+3+3] Columbia |
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bajo sexto
Mexico |
Article/Music: I Wonder As I Wander |
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clay,
wood flutes
Mexico |
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Madagascar
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valiha
tube zithers, metal strings |
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Mongolia | morin khuur
2-string horse-hair fiddle |
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Nepal | sarangi | ||
Papua New Guinea | kundu
(monitor lizard-skin head hourglass wooden drum) |
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kundu drums | |||
slit
drum
mid-20th century |
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Philippines | kubing
(bamboo jaw harp) |
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Portugal
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Portuguese
guitarra
(6 [12]) |
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viola braguesa (?)
(5) [3+3+2+2+2] |
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Russia | balalaika,
soprano
(3 [6]) (made in Germany) |
Article/Music: The Ukrainian Bell Carol |
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South Korea
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kayagum | ||
Spain | bandurria
(6 [12]) early 1900s |
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Syria
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rabab (spike fiddle) |
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Thailand
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phin pia
(stick zither) |
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sueng | |||
sung lisu | |||
wot
(circular bamboo panpipes) |
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Tibet
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bronze singing bowl | ||
trumpet | |||
temple bell | |||
Turkey | saz |
Article/Music: We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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darbuka
(metal) |
Article/Music: We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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Ukraine
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bandura
concert chromatic model |
Article/Music: The Ukrainian Bell Carol |
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bandura
diatonic "Bear & Fish" Gregg Miner Chicago, IL 1975 |
Article/Music: The Ukrainian Bell Carol |
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Vietnam | dan bau
(monochord) |
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dan tranh | |||
dan nhi
(equivalent to the Chinese erhu) |
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(oboe) | |||
wood block/rasp
(in form of a toad) |
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dan moi
(brass jaw harp) |
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Unknown Misc. | musical conch | ||
cane tube zither |