Instrument Collection (page 2)

Quiet music practice / W H Robinson
When practicing ones musical instrument, there is only one person who wants to hear it - the aspiring performer. A simple adjustment (as here depicted to the horn)

Agra, India - Sitar player
Agra, India - Lady Sitar player

Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

Sarangi, a traditional classical bowed instrument, Pakistan, Asia

Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving)
814059 Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms playing the piano. German composer and pianist (1833-1897)

ORGAN MANUFACTURE, 1770. The manufacture of pipe organs. Line engraving by Pierre Claude Delagardette, from l Art du Facteur d Orgues, compiled by Dom François B

DOUBLE-BASS VIOL, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

Lie detector 1923
American instrument for the detection of uttered fibs, falsehoods, and other untruths, based on responses of the subjects heart and lungs

Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Joseph Gray and Sons, Surgical Instrument Makers, Truss Works and Star Works, Boston Street - trade card c. 1890
Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY233/B4/2

Persian musicians
Three seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913

Gyroscope spinning on a piece of string
Gyroscope. Toy gyroscope spinning on a piece of string. A gyroscope is a heavy spinning disc mounted so that its axis is free to adopt any orientation

Horn, Wurlitzer
Three Mellophones or Concert Horns from the Wurlitzer range; the Professional, the Lyric, and the American. Available in various finishes

Trombone, Wurlitzer
Three trombones from the Wurlitzer range

Oboe, Wurlitzer
The Oboe, originally known by its French name, Hautbois

Ukulele, Wurlitzer
A range of Ukuleles sold by the Wurlitzer company

Musicians playing guitars, Havana Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Ancient Persian Music
A Dervish of Ancient Persia in long green robe with fur trimming; he wears an ornate hat and plays a woodwind instrument

Chinese Abacus 1814
A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus

Ericsson Table Phone - 3
A table instrument by the Ericsson Company of Stockholm. There is no handle to alert the exchange, perhaps this is done with that knob : the bell is very noticeable

Japan - the Shakuhachi
A Japanese musician plays the SHAKUHACHI, a wind instrument resembling the western flute

Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Picture No. 11771896
Cat Persian Chinchilla Golden 14 week old kitten with violin and sheet music Date:

Horn Lesson in a Wine Cellar
A group of gentlemen and a small boy congregate in a wine cellar to practice playing the horn whilst enjoying a drink or two (non-alcoholic for the small boy of course)

Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s

RAF Fylingdales H820 / 0072
RAF Fylingdales. Aerial photograph RAF Fylingdales Ballistic Missile Early Warning Site (BMEWS). The pyramid shaped structure is a solid-state phased-array radar (SSPAR)

La Favorite, (oil on canvas)
658567 La Favorite, (oil on canvas) by Comerre, Leon Francois (1850-1916); 122x76. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Favorite. Leon Francois Comerre (1850-1916). Oil on canvas

Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording Jazz Goes to College Cambridge, 1966. Creator
Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording " Jazz Goes to College" Cambridge, 1966

London Trade Card - William Bull, Musical Instruments - trumpets, kettledrums, French horns, speaking trumpets, hearing horns for deaf people, powder flasks

Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s

Angel playing a lute, Melozzo da Forli
Melozzo da Forli (1438-1494). Italian painter. Fresco depicting an Angel playing a lute. From the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City. Date: circa 1480

Chinese musical instruments
A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)

Bus Driver
March 1929: A set of instruments on a bus route survey vehicle for measuring distance, gradient and camber on roads used by the London General Omnibus Companys fleet of buses

Comic postcard, Scotsman with whisky barrel bagpipes. Date: circa 1900s

Bone objects. Maglemosian Culture, 9500-6500 BC
Bone objects. C. 8700 BC. Skottemarke, Lolland. Maglemosian Culture, 9500-6500 BC. Mesolithic. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

George Calver, English instrument maker
George Calver (1834-1927) English scientific instrument maker. Calvers interest in astronomy began in childhood when his local clergyman showed him a reflecting telescope

Switch Board at Commodore Cinema, Orpington, Kent in the 1930s, with cinema staff looking on. 1933 - movie theatre

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Blowing an Alpenhorn, Switzerland
A Swiss alphorn (alpenhorn, alpine horn or labrophone) player. The instrument consists of a natural wooden horn with a cup-shaped mouthpiece is used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland

Micrometer screw gauge. This is an instrument used to accurately measure small distances. Here it is being used to measure the thickness of a piece of wire (upper left)

Five Wedgwood cameos
An early nineteenth century Wedgwood jasperware convex, rectangular cameo, white with dark blue wash and white reliefs of a classical female figure with an urn. Marked on back " WEDGWOOD"

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Mechanics Institute Band, c1900
The Mechanics Institute provided a huge social and educational facility for GWR employees and their families. Musical performances were a big part of this

George Washington as a surveyor in Virginia, aged 21 (colour litho)
PNP257451 George Washington as a surveyor in Virginia, aged 21 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Instrument: A Melody of Timeless Tales" Step into the world of music and let the enchanting notes guide you through a captivating journey. From Buddy Rich's mesmerizing drumming performance in London, 1967, to Brian Foskett's creation of musical masterpieces, every a story to tell. In an advertisement for Steinway Pianos, the keys whisper melodies that resonate deep within our souls. Just like a skilled gardener extracting weeds from a lawn, musicians skillfully pluck strings or press keys to create harmonious symphonies. Transport yourself to the witty and charming world of Jeeves and Wooster as they dance alongside instruments that bring their stories to life. Picture a Scotsman playing bagpipes on misty highlands, his melody echoing through ancient valleys. Marvel at Richard Dadd's masterpiece "The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke, " where magical creatures come alive with each stroke of an instrument. Feel the grandeur as Cavaillé-Coll's organ audition fills majestic halls with its powerful sound. Joe Morello takes center stage in London, 1968; his drumming prowess leaving audiences spellbound. Meanwhile, in Senegal, a griot delicately strums the Kora—a symbol of tradition and storytelling passed down through generations. Travel across continents to Australia and witness hand-painted didgeridoos—Aboriginal musical instruments resonating with ancestral spirits. In Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders' proud march, bagpipes unite warriors under one rhythmic anthem. Giovanni Paolo Panini invites us into an opulent musical party where composers mingle amidst elegant instruments played by talented virtuosos. Each note is carefully crafted by skilled hands that have dedicated their lives to mastering these timeless treasures, and are not mere objects but vessels carrying emotions from one generation to another—bridging cultures and connecting hearts around the globe.