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citole

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Collection:British Museum

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raft zither

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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balalaika

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Arched harp; ennanga

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Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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fiddle

Place of production:Russian Federation (Europe), Europe
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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viola d'amore

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Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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tenor violin

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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nyckelharpa

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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tar; lute

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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lyre guitar

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sarangi; fiddle

Place of production:Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Guinbri; lute

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Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bandolin; mandolin

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kacapi; lute

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Valiha; tube zither

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Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clog fiddle; träskofiol

Place of production:Sweden, Scandinavia, Nordic Countries, Europe
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Pedal harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:1837 or laterSerial number: 4568.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Banjo.

Place of production:Birmingham/West Midlands/England
Date of production:Probably 1st half of the 20th centurySerial number: 14164.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Banjo.

Place of production:Birmingham/West Midlands/England
Date of production:Probably 1st half of the 20th centurySerial number: 49.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Banjo.

Place of production:Birmingham/West Midlands/England
Date of production:Probably 1st half of the 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:France
Date of production:Seventeenth or early eighteenth century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:1831Serial number: 1?73.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Neapolitan Mandolin.

Place of production:
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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English guitar.

Place of production:England
Date of production:Mid to late 18th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violin without sides

Place of production:Probably England
Date of production:Possibly 17th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Mute violin.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lyre.

Place of production:East Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:Turkey
Date of production:Probably before 1872
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike fiddle.

Place of production:Iran
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike fiddle.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably before 1872
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike tube fiddle.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably before 1872
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Before 1888
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Box fiddle or violin.

Place of production:Burma
Date of production:Probably before 1872
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Before 1888, probably before 1872, possibly before 1858
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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'Moon lute' or box lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably before 1872, possibly before 1858
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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'Moon lute' or box lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Before 1888, probably before 1872
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Zheng (zither)

Place of production:South China/China
Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Peacock vina'.

Place of production:India
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Sarangi (box fiddle).

Place of production:India
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Treble guitar.

Place of production:Europe||Central Europe/Europe||Madeira
Date of production:Soon after 1824
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Treble guitar.

Place of production:Madeira
Date of production:Soon after 1824
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bass viol.

Place of production:
Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Raft zither.

Place of production:Probably Central Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:West Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar Decacorde.

Place of production:Paris/France
Date of production:1826
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dital Harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Early 19th centurySerial number: 648.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Arched harp.

Place of production:Burma
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:West Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Zither.

Place of production:Saxony/Germany
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Zither.

Place of production:New Jersey (U.S.A) (?)
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Pedal harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Circa 1815Serial number: 1171.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Kit

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 18th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Quarter-size violin.

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Viola, converted from viol.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 17th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Kit.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably late 18th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dulcimer.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dulcimer.

Place of production:Probably Italy
Date of production:Probably 18th but possibly 17th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dital harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Early 19th centurySerial number: 20.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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English guitar.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Third quarter of the 18th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowed zither.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Banjo ukulele.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Circa 1940Serial number: 16787.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Viola d’amore.

Place of production:Probably England
Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Long Necked lute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike lute.

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike tube fiddle.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike tube fiddle / side-blown flute.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Aeolian harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dital harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Early 19th centurySerial number: 343.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Cittern.

Place of production:Probably Germany
Date of production:Probably early to mid 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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English guitar.

Place of production:England
Date of production:Third quarter of eighteenth century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:France or Germany
Date of production:Eighteenth century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Archlute.

Place of production:
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violoncello.

Place of production:Scotland
Date of production:Late 18th or early 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Dulcimer.

Place of production:Probably Scotland
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violin.

Place of production:Alyth/Perth and Kinross/Scotland
Date of production:Probably c1810
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Banjo.

Place of production:Birmingham/West Midlands/England
Date of production:Second quarter of 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:London (?).
Date of production:Last quarter of 18thcentury
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violin.

Place of production:
Date of production:2nd half of the 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:Paris/France
Date of production:Circa 1830
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Circa 1840Serial number: 2888.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Lute

Place of production:Veneto/Italy
Date of production:Early 17th century, possibly c1620
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Langspil

Place of production:Iceland
Date of production:First half of 19th century or earlier
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lyre.

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Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Kit.

Place of production:Britain (?)
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Aeolian Harp.

Place of production:London/England
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violin.

Place of production:Austria or northern Italy
Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

Place of production:Vienna/Austria
Date of production:1829Serial number: 1496 (?).
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Viola, converted from cither viol.

Place of production:Glasgow/Glasgow City/Scotland
Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Viola pomposa (?).

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Date of production:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Arched harp or bowed harp.

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Double bass.

Place of production:
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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ClÃ rsach.

Place of production:Glasgow/Glasgow City/Scotland
Date of production:1933Serial number:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Electric guitar.

Place of production:California/United States of America
Date of production:1978Serial number: S829821.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Electric bass guitar.

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Date of production:Serial number: 3021717.
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Appalachian dulcimer.

Place of production:United States of America
Date of production:Serial number:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Violin without sides

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar.

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Endongo

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Guitar

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Collection:University of Edinburgh

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