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Post horns like this one, made in Moravia in 1866, were
Post horns like this one, made in Moravia in 1866, were traditionally used to signal the approach and departure of mail coaches and/or horseback-ridin...
Post horns like this one, made in Moravia in 1866, were traditionally used to signal the approach and departure of mail coaches and/or horseback-ridin...
Would you believe that the name of this Chinese instrument
Would you believe that the name of this Chinese instrument actually tells you how to play it? Known as a pi pa, the name can be translated to play fo...
Would you believe that the name of this Chinese instrument actually tells you how to play it? Known as a pi pa, the name can be translated to play fo...
This boxwood and ivory clarinet in C was made in Paris between
This boxwood and ivory clarinet in C was made in Paris between 1857-1867 by the firm of Buthod and Thibouville. Its simple system-fingering features ...
This boxwood and ivory clarinet in C was made in Paris between 1857-1867 by the firm of Buthod and Thibouville. Its simple system-fingering features ...
As the Staff of the National Music Museum wishes you a Happy New
As the Staff of the National Music Museum wishes you a Happy New Year, It seems only fitting that we also remember the day, exactly162 years ago today...
As the Staff of the National Music Museum wishes you a Happy New Year, It seems only fitting that we also remember the day, exactly162 years ago today...
This experimental clarinet--quite likely the only example of its
This experimental clarinet--quite likely the only example of its kind--was invented about1895-96 by Philip J. Devault of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Mad...
This experimental clarinet--quite likely the only example of its kind--was invented about1895-96 by Philip J. Devault of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Mad...
It has been a punishable offense for almost 700 years to offer for
It has been a punishable offense for almost 700 years to offer for sale in Great Britain any item advertised as silver or gold, unless the item is sta...
It has been a punishable offense for almost 700 years to offer for sale in Great Britain any item advertised as silver or gold, unless the item is sta...
Echo cornets were sold by virtually every major American and
Echo cornets were sold by virtually every major American and European brass instrument manufacturer from the late 19th century to just after WWI. Alt...
Echo cornets were sold by virtually every major American and European brass instrument manufacturer from the late 19th century to just after WWI. Alt...
Standing more than 5-1/2 feet high (excluding the bottom support
Standing more than 5-1/2 feet high (excluding the bottom support post), this particular contra-bassophon was invented and built by one William G. Schu...
Standing more than 5-1/2 feet high (excluding the bottom support post), this particular contra-bassophon was invented and built by one William G. Schu...
Whats so special about this tuba? Its a unique early 20th-century
Whats so special about this tuba? Its a unique early 20th-century celebrity tuba, custom-made in 1908-1909 by the Conn company of Elkhart, Indiana. I...
Whats so special about this tuba? Its a unique early 20th-century celebrity tuba, custom-made in 1908-1909 by the Conn company of Elkhart, Indiana. I...
Giovanni Paolo Maggini (ca. 1580-ca. 1630) was a student of the
Giovanni Paolo Maggini (ca. 1580-ca. 1630) was a student of the great Brescian violin maker Gasparo da Salò (1542-1609). Unfortunately, Magginis lif...
Giovanni Paolo Maggini (ca. 1580-ca. 1630) was a student of the great Brescian violin maker Gasparo da Salò (1542-1609). Unfortunately, Magginis lif...
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