Musical Instruments Photos

Index to photos of various types of musical instruments in museums and art.

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Harpsichords & Pianos Spinet piano of olive wood made by Nicolas Blanchet of Paris at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France Giraffe piano by Joseph Anton Knam of Vienna at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria Baby grand piano by Victor Prouvé & Louis Majorelle cabinet containing instrument by Maison Erard from Nancy at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
Harps Ethiopian manuscript page of King David playing Harp at National Museum of African Art. Washington, DC Clarsach from West Highlands, Scotland at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland Harp in music room at Culzean Castle. Maybole, Scotland
Organs Organ at Eglise Notre Dame de Pitie & St Elisabeth. Paris, France Parlor organ by Estey Organ Co. of Brattleboro, VT at Bennington Museum. Bennington, VT Detail of organ pipes in First Protestant Church at Conservation Plaza. New Braunfels, TX
Lutes, Violins, Antique String Instruments The Lute Player painting by Caravaggio at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY Orgelleier cranked string instrument with keys by Philibert Luboz of Amsterdam at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany Narrow violins at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany
Guitars Guitar "To the Crown" by Matteo Sellas of Venice at Museum of City of Füssen in Kloster St Mang. Füssen, Germany Cleveland Guitar Mania painted guitar shows Blue Man Robert Lockwood Jr. Cleveland, OH Woman playing guitar painting by Auguste Renoir at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France
Flutes in Art Earthenware flutes from Mexico through to Peru by several cultures at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA Wall tiles depicting a faun playing his flute taken from former café in Luxembourg & made by Villeroy & Boch at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg Peasant Interior with an Old Flute Player painting by Louis Le Nain at Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, TX
Trumpets & Horns Trumpets & other horns at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany Angels with trumpets on Bass Performance Hall. Fort Worth, TX Mayan conch shell trumpet engraved with cinnabar from Guatemala at Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, TX
American Civil War Drums & Trumpets Drum used at battle of Gettysburg in NPS Museum. Gettysburg, PA Civil War drum at Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma City, OK Civil War trumpet, drum & fife at Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Madison, WI
Pipes & Drums of Scotland Highland bagpipes at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental drum at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland Drum of Edinburgh Town Guard at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland
Music Stands Art Nouveau music stand by Alexandre Louis-Marie Charpentier of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Double music stand with four candle holders at Davis House Museum. San Diego, CA Art deco music stand with inlaid pianist by Robert Lutyens in music room at Russborough House. Ireland
Deutsches Museum, Munich - Musical Instruments International percussion instrument collection at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany Piano & harpsichord collection at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany Clarinets & other reed instruments at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany
Music Boxes Reginaphone music box at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN Music box at Kelton House Museum. Columbus, OH Tall case music box played by paper roll at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany
Entertainment Organs: Wurlitzer, street, circuses, theaters Horse heads against Wurlitzer organ at Bushnell Park Carousel. Hartford, CT Street organ on push cart by A. Eyser of Berlin at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany Royal American Shows Gavioli Band Organ replicates the sound of an 80-piece band at Circus World Museum. Baraboo, WI
Juke Boxes Coin-operated Multiphone was early jukebox at Edison Estate Museum. Fort Myers, FL Juke box at Warp Pioneer Village. Minden, NE Wurlitzer jukebox at Oakland Museum of California. Oakland, CA
Victrola Record Players Horn model Victor Victrola phonograph at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA Turntable of Victrola record player at Chambers House Museum. Beaumont, TX Antique Victrola at Morven Park. Leesburg, VA
Radios & TVs Art Deco dancing ladies Stewart Warner Radio Speaker at Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Kalamazoo, MI Mirror-faced Nocturne radio - model 1186 by Walter Dorwin Teague of Sparton Corp. at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX Stereo combination by Achillle Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Brionvega of Milan, Italy at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany
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