http://collections.mfa.org/collections/314104/objects/rdfMusical Instrumentshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763909/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/889175/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBagpipe (Northumbrian pipes)mid-19th centuryJames ReidIvory, cocuswood, silver, oak, leather, clothChanter and four drones. Leather bag covered with dark blue velvet. Three stocks, silver tips. Drones of ivory richly embellished with silver tips and long joint tubes of silver; inverted conoidal bores with very small taper and stopped at the ends; single reeds. Chanter of ebony, cylindrical bore, stopped at the lower end; seven fingerholes in the front, a thumbhole in the rear; seven silver keys mounted on knobs.Cocuswood chanter pipes with silver keys, ivory drone pipes with silver mounts; bag covered with cotton velveteen with pleated silk trim.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50473/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763836/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBowl lyre (ndongo)19th centuryWood, monitor lizard skin, goat hair, cowrie shellsShallow hemispherical body of wood with sound table of snakeskin with one small circular soundhole at proper right side. Center of back covered by small square (130 x 130 mm) of animal skin, pierced around perimeter by strands of twisted plant fiber radiating to edge of body in alternating bands of black and red. Two wood arms pierce sound table and support wood yoke at upper end. Attached to ends of yoke are strands of cowrie shells and large tufts of black and gray monkey hair. Eight strings of twisted plant fiber pierce sound table and body and are tied to wood peg at lower end, and are tied to cloth tuning rings at yoke.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50747/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1376137/resize%3Aformat%3DfullElectric violin1936Electro String Instrument Corporation (Rickenbacker brand)Bakelite, steel, aluminumOriginal case and cable.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/565366/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783812/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFiddle (rebab byur)mid-19th centuryTeak, ivory, buffalo bladderOne "Baladewa"-sized byur two stringed spike fiddle comprised of a hollowed out teak burl body, the front of which is covered with white bladder with a green velvet dodot (coat), and elaborately turned Indian ivory parts including: ma in shaft, pegbox, finial, tuning pegs, foot. The main shaft and foot is connected by a square metal rod which passes through the top and bottom of the body. The body has perforations on the back. An elongated wooden bridge rests on the bladder face and carries the two brass strings. Base is similar to sulinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/51341/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/915011/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGoblet drum (thon mahori)early 20th centuryCeramic, mother-of-pearl, calfskinMother-of-pearl inlay includes the image of a celestial being called thepphanom (upright when the drum is upside-down); drumhead tensioned with black string.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/412264/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/767568/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGuitar1628Jacopo ChecchucciEbony, spruce, ivory, sheep gut, brass, masticArched back comprised of seventeen ribs of ebony over pine substrate, each separated by two thin strips of ivory and inlaid with ivory in pattern of scrolling tendrils. Sides decorated similarly. Belly of fine-grain spruce, inlaid with arabesques of black mastic. Heraldic device of double-headed eagle inlaid at neck juncture and waist of body on both sides. Tiered rose of gilded parchment with red accents. Binding comprised of parallelograms of ivory and triangles of black mastic along edges of belly and around soundhole. Neck, headstock, and fingerboard veneered with ebony and inlaid similarly to body. Tuning pegs of ivory (unmatched set). Eight tied-on frets of gut and five (later) frets of ebony. Nut of ivory. Bridge (modern) of ebony. End button (modern) of brass. Ten strings in five pairs. Internal construction: Three lateral braces on belly; two below soundhole angled slightly downward from treble to bass. Modern hardshell case.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/128556/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/830835/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHarp (cláirseach)1734John KellyWillow, brassQuadrangular soundbox (severely distorted from string tension). Sides and soundboard carved from single block of willow. Back of willow with two large circular soundholes, attached to soundbox with trenails. Sides of soundbox incised with scrolling foliage and flowers. Soundboard incised with three pairs of hexafoils. Strip of brass down center of soundboard, perforated for string attachment. Curved pillar of willow in T-shaped cross-section with scalloped edges and incised on front with thistle and tulip. Black, red, and white painted decoration. Pillar surmounted by carved head wearing crown. Neck of willow, with strips of brass along each side, perforated for tuning pins. Four strings attached to tuning pins in pillar. Tuning pins of brass. Exact compass unknown (thirty-seven strings).http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50327/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763909/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHarpsichordprobably 1736Henri HemschPoplarhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/51038/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763783/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHurdy-gurdyearly 19th centuryRémy BassotMaple, ebony, ivoryBottom, sides, and belly of maple. Rope-pattern binding of ivory and ebony along edges of belly.C-shaped soundholes. Pegbox of maple with carved human head. Key-box of maple attached to the belly and to the peg-box; hinged cover, of birch veneered with ebony, attached to the key-box. Six sagittal anterior pegs of oak stained black. Twenty-three keys of pearwood inserted in the key-box, each key having two tangents: thirteen naturals with plain heads stained dark-brown, ten sharps with ivory heads. Six strings, occipital fastening; two chanterelles passing over a nut close to the peg-box through the clearance between the key-box and its cover, over the bridge and attached to the tailpiece; trompette string passing over the auxiliary nut on the right side of the key-box, over the small bridge (lost) and attached to a small ivory bracket on the rib at the lower end; a mouche string passing over the same nut and over the right side auxiliary bridge, and both fixed to the small ivory bracket on the rib. Rotary friction wheel of maple mounted on the steel axle with crank and ivory handle: all the strings are vibrated by this friction wheel. Tailpiece of maple veneered with ebony, permanently fixed to the end block. Long ivory peg in the tailpiece for the auxliary string controlling the trompette string. Small vertical ebony peg inserted in the belly (used for hitching the trompette string). Half-cylindrical wheel guard veneered with ebony and set between two ebony brackets on the belly. Three turned mahogany pins in the ribs for the holding strap. Inside construction: top and end blocks of pine; two crossbars on the back; the soundpost, forked at the upper part, placed directly under the main bridge. Light yellow varnish.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50272/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763934/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKeyed bugle in B-flat1835–36John Augustus KöhlerSilver, silver giltSoprano in B-flat. Sterling silver body with silver gilt keys and garland. Decorative engraving on bell, bell garland, key flaps, and mouthpiece. Ten round keys mounted on saddles; key-holes have raised sockets. Original mouthpiece, seven tuning bits, and one pigtail crook. Original mahogany case, fitted and cloth-lined, with a copy of Kohler's business card on the inside of the lid.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/51252/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1077323/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLute (pipa)1891Teak, wutong wood, ivoryhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/50598/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1449021/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLute (rabab)early 20th centuryMulberry wood, goatskin, mother-of-pearl, bonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/584237/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763866/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLute (sitar)early 20th centuryTun wood, gourd, ivoryHemispherical body of calabash gourd, decorated with foliate designs in red, green, and gold paint. Neck and slightly arched soundtable of toonwood? Edges of body and neck, and front of peg area intricately decorated with foliate-shaped pieces of ivory (or possibly bone) set in black mastic. Five main strings and eleven sympathetic strings attached to three buttons of ivory at lower end of body and to tuning pegs of ivory with elaborately carved heads (main strings) and ebony with double-lobed heads (sympathetic strings). Sixteen frets of brass with bindings of gut. Bridges, nut, and string guider of ivory.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50893/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/889178/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMouth organ (sho)1715Fujiwara MasaokiWood, bamboo, silver, lacquerWind chamber of gold-lacquered wood, decorated with chrysanthemum blossoms. Short, elliptical mouthpiece, covered at end with plate of silver. Seventeen pipes of bamboo, three with finials of silver, all held in place by ring of silver.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/353045/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763833/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMusical glasses (armonica)early 19th centuryMahogany, glasshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/50595/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763922/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOboeabout 1720Hendrik RichtersEbony, ivory, silverBody of ebony in three sections: top joint, middle joint, and bell. Mounts of turned ivory. Three keys of engraved silver.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/51238/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1449942/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOne of a pair of trumpets (rkang-gling)about 1900Copper, silverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/597184/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783747/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSerpentabout 1820Georges Antoine BaudouinPearwood, leather, brasshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/50494/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/763823/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSide-blown trumpet19th centuryIvoryConical body of ivory (elephant tusk) decorated near center with geometric patterns comprised of small black incised circles with central dot. Lozenge-shaped embouchure hole surrounded by raised diamond-shape.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/50500/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1245465/resize%3Aformat%3DfullViola d'amore1746Jean OuvrardSpruce, maple, ivory, ebony, boxwoodhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/556837/rdf