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Brass
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Ivory Horn
North America
B-flat Trumpet with Slide
Circular Signal Bugle
Cornet in B-flat
Cornet in B-flat and A, Long Model
Cornet in B-flat with A bit
Helicon Tuba in BB-Flat
Helicon Tuba in E-Flat
Helicon Tuba in E-Flat (High Pitch)
Tuba in E Flat (Over the Shoulder)
South and East Asia
Brass Horn (大铜角)
West Europe
Serpent
Serpentine Horn
Slide Trumpet in E-flat
Keyboards
North America
Babcock Square Piano
Chickering Square Piano
Portative Organ
Vorsetzer Player Piano
West Europe
Broadwood Square Piano
Cabinet Grand Piano
Clementi Grand Piano
Katholnik Square Piano
Kirckman Square Piano
Percussion
Africa
Ankle Bells
Dibu
Healer’s Drum
Mondo
Central and South America
Barro Negro Bells
Bone Rattle
Hand Drum
Rain Stick
Mediterranean and the Middle East
Camel Bell
Darbuka
North America
Metronome
South and East Asia
Buddhist Bell
Gangsa
Manjira
Mridangam
Rain Drum
Semakkalam
Shí Qìng (石磬)
Tabla
Tzuzumi (鼓)
West Europe
Castanets
Kettle Drum
Strings
Central and South America
Charango
East Europe and North Asia
Balalaika
Mediterranean and the Middle East
Egyptian Rabab
Fiddle
Lute
North America
Mandolin
William Green Cello
Yankee Church Bass Viol
Oceania
Rebab
Valiha
South and East Asia
Sarangi
Saraswati Veena
Saw Duang
Tambura (Maharashtra)
Tambura (Srinagar)
Waj
West Europe
Pochette & Bow
Winds
Central and South America
Ocarina
Pre-Columbian Whistles
Siku
Waqra Phuku
East Europe and North Asia
Caval
Dobrogean Caval
Double Fluier
Mediterranean and the Middle East
Marranzano
North America
4-Key Flute
Boehm System Flute
C Melody Saxophone
C Soprano Saxophone
Clarinet in A (American)
Clarinet in B-flat (American)
Clarinet in C (Canadian)
Piccolo
Oceania
Didgeridoo
South and East Asia
Dízi (笛子)
Pigeon Whistle
Shō (笙)
West Europe
Accordions
Bassoons
11-Key Bassoon
19-Key Bassoon (1)
19-Key Bassoon (2)
21-Key Bassoon
22-Key Bassoon
5-Key Bassoon
6-Key Bassoon
Clarinet in C (English)
Double Flageolet
Duct Flute
Flutes
1-key Flute (Clementi & Co.)
1-key Flute (Gerock & Co.)
12-Key Flute (H.F. Meyer)
1847 Boehm System Flute
6-Key Flute (George Astor & Co)
7-Key Flute (Clementi & Co.)
8-key Flute (Bilton)
8-key Flute (Drouet)
8-key Flute (H.F. Meyer)
8-key Flute (Nicholson’s Improved)
Carte’s “Old System” Flute
Carte’s “Old System” Flute (2)
Carte’s 1867 patent flute
Clinton-system Flute
Diatonic Flute
Tolou-system Flute
Metal Clarinet in B-flat (French)
Oboe
Trièbert System 4 Oboe
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Boehm’s Ghost: A Vicarious Portrait of a Flute Maker in London
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“Boehm’s Ghost” by Jeremy Sexton
