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Sunday, September 13, 2015

ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS of the past

A 1200s musician with instrument
a stringed instrument,  1200s?     click image twice for full size
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1742 strange music instrument bladder
a 1742 music instrument      click twice
   
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1742 strange music instrument bladder
1742: we can almost still hear the wheeze of the bladder      click twice
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
An 1820 hammerflugel decorated
an 1820 Hammerflugel (small piano)
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a photograph of an 1821 Claviharpe, keyboard plucks harp strings
in this 1821 Claviharpe,  keyboard action 'plucked' the Harp strings

        
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1823 nail violins photograph
1823 nail violins ... the nails were tuned by length, and played
with some kind of bow       see full size
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a photograph of an 1850 Melophone
an 1850 Melophone
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
An 1851 doubleneck stringed instrument
An 1851 triple-neck stringed instrument with
a tremendous pitch range
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
music instruments of Siam
Instruments of Siam,  from an old book     click twice
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a photograph of an 1851 metal and wood music stand
an 1851 metal and wood music stand,  to hold printed sheet music
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1890 zither heads by Franz Waldecker & Co.
1890 zither heads      see full size
         
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
      
1890 zithers by Franz Waldecker & Co., Salon Harp Zither
1890  "Salon Harp Zither"      click twice
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1890 cornet horn
an 1890 cornet      click twice
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
Adolfo Hohenstein 1898for Cinzano Vermouth
a Pan flute ... Adolfo Hohenstein,  1898
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
photograph of 1901 Myriophone with Mr. & Mrs. Karsy
the 1901 Giant Myriophone      see full size
"... twenty-five discs,  each with eighty strings,  making two 
thousand in all ... regular piano strings are used."
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
          
an ornate gong, 1906 Japan
an ornate gong,  1906 Japan       click twice
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
          
a temple gong 1907 Japan
a temple gong,  1907 Japan       click twice
    
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
1908 piano parts in a store window display
1908 piano parts in a store window display
    
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a photograph of an odd 1931 musical instrument, Composite musical instrument which gives sounds of piano, mandolin, guitar and cello"
1931:  "Composite musical instrument which gives sounds of piano,  mandolin,  guitar and cello"
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
photograph of 1936 music instrument the solfia
the 1936 Sofia: "Combining the keyboard of an organ with the
tone control of a saxophone ..."     click twice
       
 ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a color photograph of a 1946 Gibson steel guitar with plastic body
a 1946 Gibson steel guitar with plastic body
     
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
          
a 1940s Wurlitzer Accordion in streamline plastic
a 1940s accordion       click twice
   
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
a 1967 drum pedal
a 1967 drum pedal
   
ODD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
   
photograph of a circus calliope, or circus organ
circus calliope ... a keyboard played steam whistles     see full size
    
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