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Catalogue of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, 1918
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1CLASS IV—INSTRUMENTS WITH VIBRATING STRING, OR STRINGS.
3Section A. One Vibrating Plucked String. (Strings may be plucked either by the Fingers or by Plectra.)
4Section B. Vibrating Plucked Strings running free. (Free strings are such as are accessible from both sides.)
5Section C. Vibrating Plucked Strings running free, whose Pitches may be changed (a) by Hooks, (b) by Mechanism.
6Section D. Vibrating Plucked Strings running close to Resonator.
7Section E. Vibrating Plucked Strings running over Frets and Bridges. The Zither is an exception, as it has no Bridge.
8Section F. Vibrating Strings actuated by Impact.
9Section G. Vibrating Strings running over Bridge and "True" Finger-Board, Actuated by the Friction of a Bow. In primitive and certain Oriental types the Finger-Board is missing.
10Section H. Vibrating Strings Actuated by the Friction of a Resined Wheel, and Controlled by Sliders, operated by Keys.
12CLASS V—INSTRUMENTS WITH VIBRATING STRINGS, COLUMNS OF AIR, OR REEDS, CONTROLLED BY A KEY-BOARD MECHANISM.
14Section A. Vibrating Strings Actuated by Impact, through a directly-acting Key-board Mechanism.
15Section B. Vibrating Strings Actuated by Plucking, through an indirectly-acting Key-board Mechanism.
16Section C. Vibrating Strings Actuated by Impact, through an indirectly-acting Key-board Mechanism.
17Section D. Vibrating Columns of Air inclosed in Organ pipes, Actuated by Mechanically operated Bellows, and Controlled by an indirectly acting Key-board.
18Section E. Vibrating Free Reeds, with mechanically operated Bellows and Key-board Mechanism.
20The Violon-avec-clavier (No. 1330 Case XIV) falls in Classes IV and V.
22ACCESSORIES
24Mutes, Violin and Guitar Cases, Crooks, Batons, Engravings, Manuscripts, Models, etc., are not included in the Classification but are given numbers in the Catalogue.
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