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Sub-Categories in Instruments

African@ (16)
Early@ (66)
Electronic (355)
Human Voice@ (2369)
Japanese (5)
Keyboard (1341)
Makers (18)
Manufacturers (31)
Middle Eastern (5)

Museums@ (15)
Native American (25)
Organizations@ (9)
Percussion (760)
Repair (5)
Squeezebox (100)
Stringed (2778)
Winds (2310)

Web Sites in Category Instruments

Musical Instrument Reference - From MusicArrangers.com. Resource for teachers and students. Modern musical instruments, transposition, concert pitch and best sounding range.

Taxonomy of Musical Instruments, by Henry Doktorsi - Chart based on a 1914 scheme by Sachs and von Hornbostel classifies orchestral, folk, and electronic instruments into families. A second chart maps the free-reed family, which includes harmonicas and concertinas, supported by a scholarly history of free-reeds.

CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia - Information categorized geographically and by type. Features histories and photos.

Indian Instruments - Descriptions of 43 instruments from India, such as the sitar, tabla and dholak.

Mechanical Music Digest - Moderated forum about musical instruments that play themselves. Published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail.

Music Gear Review - Gear news, reviews, tablature and shopping. Covers guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, PA systems, effects pedals, amplifiers, software, accessories.

Musical Instrument Information - Annotated internet directory, and a help desk for personal assistance with your questions.

Musical Instruments - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Met presents an international array of musical instruments of historical, technical, and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to zithers.

Musiciansnews.com - News for musicians about instruments, artists and competitions.

Mxtabs - Over a thousand tabs (tablatures) for drum, bass and guitar for alternative, metal and rock music. Lessons, articles, links and site reviews, how to read tabs.

Pro-Music-News - News from the music industry and professional recording and P.A. technology and well as keyboards and percussion product news. [English/Deutsch]

Reiko Obata's Koto Home Page - Reiko Obata performs traditional and contemporary Japanese koto music. The site includes sounds and descriptions of the koto, shakuhachi and shamisen.

Society for Self-playing Musical Instruments - Ever since musical instruments were invented, people have attempted to turn them into self-playing instruments.

The Institute Of Musical Instrument Technology - The main professional body covering the music industry. Features publication and membership details.

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