Australian Aboriginal Musical Instruments
Descriptions and images of the didjeridu, bullroarer, gum-leaf, and clapsticks.
http://www.didjshop.com/austrAboriginalMusicInstruments.htmCHICO Instrument Encyclopedia
Information categorized geographically and by type. Features histories and photos.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
Face Music: Traditional Instruments of the Mongolia People
Brief descriptions and photographs.
http://www.music.ch/face/instrum/mongolia_instrum.html
Iberian Folk Instruments
Photographs, descriptions, and audio samples of traditional instruments and music-related images from the Iberian Peninsula.
http://www.tamborileros.com/tradiberia/e_inicio.htm
Lithuanian Instrumental Music
Photographs and descriptions of traditional instruments, article on ensembles, glossary, and bibliography.
http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/instrum/instru_c.html
Mechanical Music Digest
Moderated forum about musical instruments that play themselves. Published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail.
http://mmd.foxtail.com/
MFA: Musical Instruments
Photographs and information about instruments in the extensive collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
http://www.mfa.org/artemis/collections/mi.htm
Music Gear Review
Gear news, reviews, tablature and shopping. Covers guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, PA systems, effects pedals, amplifiers, software, accessories.
http://www.MusicGearReview.com/
Musical Instrument Information
Annotated internet directory, and a help desk for personal assistance with your questions.
http://www.oriscus.com/mi/
Musical Instrument Reference
From MusicArrangers.com. Resource for teachers and students. Modern musical instruments, transposition, concert pitch and best sounding range.
http://music-arrangers.com/instruments/
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.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=18
Musiciansnews.com
News for musicians about instruments, artists and competitions.
http://www.musiciansnews.com/
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.
http://www.mxtabs.net/
NIU Musical Instrument Collection
Photographs and audio samples of instruments from around the world, organized alphabetically, geographically, and by type.
http://www.engineering.usu.edu/ece/faculty/wheeler/NIU/
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]
http://www.pro-music-news.com/
Society for Self-playing Musical Instruments
Devoted to the devices and their use, design, history, and sale with links to museums and related organizations [English/Deutsch].
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2831/
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 f
http://trfn.clpgh.org/free-reed/description/taxonomy.html
The Institute Of Musical Instrument Technology
The main professional body covering the music industry. Features publication and membership details.
http://www.imit.org.uk/
World Musical Instrument Gallery
Descriptions, photographs, and some sound samples of instruments in Randy Raine-Reusch's large collection.
http://www.asza.com/ihm.shtml
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