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The modern oboe is an end-blown, conical-bore, double-reed, aerophone developed in Europe but that is today found distributed throughout the world wherever Western cosmopolitanism has taken root. The oboe is a standard instrument in the symphony…

The music box is a portable idiophone that consists of a rotating cylinder studded with small pins, a flat comb of prongs, and a handle or turn-key. The melody is determined by the placement of the small pins. When the handle or key is turned the…

The komuz is a fret-less string instrument that originated in Kyrgyzstan.

Courses: COCO 20, MUS 17.04, ENGS 17.04

Pictured: Woodstock children's "button" accordion, two-octave range, key of C.

The kalimba (thumb piano) is a lamellophone and an idiophone. Its roots come from the mbira, an instrument from Zimbabwe. The kalimba is a wooden board with attached metal tines. It is played using your thumbs and sometimes other…

Also known as the post horn, the hunting horn is an end-blown lip-reed aerophone of the natural type. This means that its sound is restricted to a single fundamental and the notes in the harmonic series above it. The hunting horn consists of around…

Harp comes with cover attached. Although commonly referred to as a Jew's Harp, the harp is unrelated to Judaism and actually originated in Asia. The instrument produces one pitch, using the player’s jaw and mouth as a resonator to produce different…

The harmonica is a free-reed aerophone used in many different musical genres such as American folk music, blues, and country. It was invented in mid-19th century Germany by Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann. its sound is produced when the player…

Sleigh bells are a shaken-rattle idiophone. The sound is designed to mimic the jangle of bells attached to a horse’s harness as it moves.

On the wrapped strings, the outer wire is nickel plated steel wire and the inner wire is tin plated hex shaped steel. The plain strings are made of tempered tin plated high carbon steel.