Scan 286
Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments, 1918
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1Atbal, 51
2Atonga Tribe, 137
3Atupani, 44
4Atupani-asi, 44
5Atupani-atsu, 44
6Auk Indians, 21
7Aulos, 88
8Austin Wind-chest, 205, 216
9Auto Harp, 170
10Automatic Clarinet-player, 94
11Automatic instruments, earliest example of, 213
12Autophonic instrument, 35
13Ayacachtili, 21
14Ayun, 151
15Azor, 171, 201
16Aztec Mexico, 62
17Babylonians, 100
18Bachi, 180
19Bagpipe, antiquity of, 100, 101; construction of, 101; specimens of, 101, 102
20Balalaika, 161; reference to by Gogol, 161
21Bal'alaika, 161
22Bamm, 151
23Bamboo, material of jewsharp, 38
24"Bamboo Bells", 35
25Bambur, 139
26Bambus gigantee, 33.
27Bandar, 66
28Bandolim, 154
29Bandolin, 154
30Bandore, 166
31Bandurria, 154, 158; model of, 214
32Bania, 166
33Banjo, possible derivations of, 166; structure of, 166; specimens of, 167; mention of, 173
34Banjo-guitar, 166
35Banjo-harp, 146
36Banjo-monochord, 168
37Ban Joemas, 166
38Banjore, 166
39Banjorine, 167
40Bant' you, 37
41Barataka, 114
42Barnum's Museum, 94
43Barrel Organ, 207, 213
44Barugumu, 111, 112
45Basket Dance Rattle, 18
46Basque Province (France), 171
47Bass Clarinet, development of, 92; specimens of, 92, 93
48Bass Colascione, 153
49Bass Drum, 62
50Basse-cor, 128
51Basse de Flandres, 69
52Bassett Horn, compass of, 90; specimens of, 92
53Bass Fiddle, 194
54Bassflöte, 86
55Bass-horn, 132
56Bass-Klarinette, 92
57Basso di camera, 194
58Basson, 99, 100
59Basson russe, 128
60Bassoon, construction of, 99; specimens of, 99, 100
61Bass-Trompette, 121
62Bass-Viola da braccio, 193
63Bate, 46
64Batok, 184
65Batsi, 180
66Bavarian Alps, 168
67Bavarian Zither, 168
68Bayard-fish, 54
69Bayreuth, 214
70Beaked Flute, definition of, 73; specimens of, 74, 77, 78
71Beal-Steere Expedition, 19
72Beating Reed, definition of, 87; Oriental types of, 87; modern types, 108
73Bebung, 197
74Becken, 27
75Becker's "Solophone", 170
76Bell and Whistle, 25
77"Bell of the Mosque", 28
78Bellows of bagpipe, 102
79Bells, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41; made of bell metal, 26, 32; brass, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 40, 54; bronze, 25, 28, 29, 41; copper, 41; iron, 26, 28; nutshell, 25; pottery, 30; terra-cotta, 25; wood, 25; new type of, 27
80"Bell over shoulder", model, 133
81Bendeyr, 66
82"Beautiful-toned vina", 148
83Bhimbat, 33
84Bible-regal, 107
85Bierbass, 194
86Bijuga-cither, 164
87Bileke wood, 177
88Bin, 147
89Biniou, 100
90Biniou Auvergnat, 102
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