Instrument Collection (page 28)

So-na, Yueh-ch in and La-pa - The Chinese So-na is a copper wind instrument having seven holes above and two thumb-holes below

Sheng - Chinese free-reed instrument
Sheng (pronounced Shung ) - an ancient Chnese mouth organ, which was the forerunner of modern free-reed organs. The Sheng is a gourd with a flat cover

Lituus and a Buccina
Lituus - The original version of the antique straight instrument pictured, found at Cervetri in the tomb of a warrior, is preserved in a museum in the Vatican, Rome, Italy

Positive Organ - a chamber organ belonging to the reign of Louis XIII of France. Intended to remain in a fixed position, as opposed to smaller portable organs

Portable Organ - When in use, this medieval processional instrument was slung by a strap over the shoulder of the musician

Marimba
The Zulu Harmonicon (shown in front and rear view) is also known as the Marimba. Each of the ten bars of wood have a gourd attached, which acts as a resonator

Khong Yai - Harmonicons (Khong Vong gong chimes) of wood or metal form the basis of bands of Siam (Thailand), Burma (Myanmar) and the Indian Archipelago

Jewish Shophar - The oldest wind instrument in present use in the world. Usually a simple rams horn flattened by heat. First mentioned in the Bible when the Lord descended on Mount Sinai

Lute - In general use throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, but its origin can be traced back to to about 1000 BC. The instrument illustrated is Italian

Indian Drum - Mridangam
Indian Drum - this is a type of Mridangam drum. The pieces of wood between the leather braces and the striped shell are used to assist the tuning

Flageolets - the last example in present use of the flutes douces or a bec which were so popular in the 17th century. Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary (20th January)

The Empress Harpsichord - made for the Empress Marie Theresa. The strings are plucked by quills rather than struck by hammers

Dulcimer - a variety of the psaltery, has been in use from very early times. Represented on Assyrian monuments and mentioned in texts from the time of Nebuchadnezzar

Clavicytherium (Upright Spinet)
Clavicytherium - A fine specimen of a rare keyboard instrument - probably the oldest in existence from the early 16th century

Clavichord - A forerunner of the pianoforte, the clavichord was a stringed instrument derived from the dulcimer by the addition of a keyboard

Chinese Fiddles - Two kinds of Saw Chine or Chinese fiddles are shown here. The first is a Saw Duang, identified by the jewels around one of th pegs

Burgmote Horns - these beautiful horns of hammered and embossed bronze belong to the Corportations of Canterbury and Dover

Bible Regal - A small portable organ, which when folded resembles a large bible! Produces a very harsh tone due to the short nature of the pipework

Bell Harp - Invention attributed to John Simcock a soldier in a regiment of Dragoons and dates from around 1700. The harp is sounded by using a plectrum on either thumb

Fishermen - A Happy Corner
A Happy Old Salt playing the accordion to a young child, whilst a younger sailor sits with a model sailing ship. Another fisherman and his wife and an elderly nanny complete the scene

Highland Broadsword Dance - 1st Seaforth Highlanders
The Highland Broadsword Dance by the Pipers of HM 1st Seaforth Highlanders. Date: circa 1908

Lady from Georgia using a Singer Sewing Machine, pictured with two other women working on needlecraft and a male musucian, sitting on the floor surrounded by elegant cushions. Date: 1894

Young Fiddler, Bermuda
Young Fiddle player, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

Birds on a concertina-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Six monkeys on a horn-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Tambourine-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds on a drum-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dog with tambourine on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Major Robert Hobart Mayo, the steward appointed to observe the attempt on behalf of the international authority, signs a card which will be photographed on to the film carried in the aircraft

Accessibility of instrument panel on the Tornado aircraft

Instruments for measuring size
Plate 55 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Instruments pour la Taille et la Greffe

Fishing scene framed in tondo, surrounded by musical instrum
Drawing 70 from the Watling Collection titled Fishing scene with musical instruments by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

On the dredge
Common dredge as descibed by Professor Edward Forbes. Anatomical Manipulation, Tulk and Henfrey 1843

A Collection of Goniometers
A collection of antique scientific instruments known as goniometers held within the Natural History Museum. They were used for measuring interfacial angles of very small crystals

Brewster Angle Meter
Placing a gem inside a Brewster Angle Meter. This instrument was introduced in 1999. This instrument can be used to find the refractive index (RI) of gems, which can help with identification

Revophone Crystal Set

Minstrel playing his lute as he wanders along 15th Century

Silhouette of fairies and birds on a tree branch
Three little fairies perch on a tree branch, one playing the violin, another a small trumpet, accompanied by a chorus of birds. c. 1910

Richard de Wallingford measuring a circular instrument
" Richard de Wallingford measuring a circular instrument with a couple of compasses. Illustration of the manuscript " Cotton Claudius". Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM

Regiomontanus (1436 - 1476). German astronomer
" Regiomontanus (1436 - 1476). German astronomer and mathematician. " Calendarium", 1472. Venetian edition from 1476. Venetian instrument to measure the movement of the moon. ITALY

JORDAENS, Jacob (1593-1678). Three Street Musicians. 1645 - 1650. Flemish art. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Lectionary of Cathedral of Reims: Character

Dancing Girl with Tambourine, 1909. Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Oil on canvas. Date: 1909

Brass band marching along a street
A brass band marching along a street, and playing as they go. There is a clarinet, two cornets, French horns and tubas. Other people are following, some with flags

Advert for G. P. O telephone 1933
Why not include it among your Christmas gifts ? Date: 1933

Jugend front cover, smiling woman with Pan
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a smiling woman looking at the viewer, while the Greek god Pan plays his pipes at her side. Date: 1898

London Fire Brigade band at Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Group photograph of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band with the Deputy Chief Officer, Major Frank Whitford Jackson, sitting in the centre of the front row

Jimmy Dyer playing the violin, 1903 Date: 1903

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