CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia

Information categorized geographically and by type. Features histories and photos.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/

Musical Instruments - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents an international array of musical instruments of historical, technical, and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to zithers.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=18

Musical Instrument Information

Annotated internet directory, and a help desk for personal assistance with your questions.
http://www.oriscus.com/mi/

The Institute Of Musical Instrument Technology

The main professional body covering the music industry. Features publication and membership details.
http://www.imit.org.uk/

Pro-Music-News

News from the music industry and professional recording and P.A. technology and well as keyboards and percussion product news. [English/Deutsch]
http://www.pro-music-news.com/

Society for Self-playing Musical Instruments

Devoted to the devices and their use, design, history, and sale with links to museums and related organizations [English/Deutsch].
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2831/

Mechanical Music Digest

Moderated forum about musical instruments that play themselves. Published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail.
http://mmd.foxtail.com/

Musiciansnews.com

News for musicians about instruments, artists and competitions.
http://www.musiciansnews.com/

Musical Instrument Reference

From MusicArrangers.com. Resource for teachers and students. Modern musical instruments, transposition, concert pitch and best sounding range.
http://music-arrangers.com/instruments/

Mxtabs

Over a thousand tabs (tablatures) for drum, bass and guitar for alternative, metal and rock music. Lessons, articles, links and site reviews, how to read tabs.
http://www.mxtabs.net/

NIU Musical Instrument Collection

Photographs and audio samples of instruments from around the world, organized alphabetically, geographically, and by type.
http://www.engineering.usu.edu/ece/faculty/wheeler/NIU/

World Musical Instrument Gallery

Descriptions, photographs, and some sound samples of instruments in Randy Raine-Reusch's large collection.
http://www.asza.com/ihm.shtml

MFA: Musical Instruments

Photographs and information about instruments in the extensive collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
http://www.mfa.org/artemis/collections/mi.htm

Iberian Folk Instruments

Photographs, descriptions, and audio samples of traditional instruments and music-related images from the Iberian Peninsula.
http://www.tamborileros.com/tradiberia/e_inicio.htm

Australian Aboriginal Musical Instruments

Descriptions and images of the didjeridu, bullroarer, gum-leaf, and clapsticks.
http://www.didjshop.com/austrAboriginalMusicInstruments.htm

Lithuanian Instrumental Music

Photographs and descriptions of traditional instruments, article on ensembles, glossary, and bibliography.
http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/instrum/instru_c.html

Face Music: Traditional Instruments of the Mongolia People

Brief descriptions and photographs.
http://www.music.ch/face/instrum/mongolia_instrum.html

The Classical Free-Reed, Inc.

Offers information about free reed instruments including the accordian, bayan, concertina, harmonica, sheng and reed organ. Includes definitions, descriptions, history, articles, reviews and a performers directory.
http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/

Taxonomy of Musical Instruments, by Henry Doktorsi

Chart based on a 1914 scheme by Sachs and von Hornbostel classifies orchestral, folk, and electronic instruments into families. A second chart maps the free-reed family, which includes harmonicas and concertinas, supported by a scholarly history of free-r
http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/description/taxonomy.html

Musical Automata

Systematic recording project begun in 1980 documenting mechanical music devices from Vienna and Prague, with CDs available for sale beginning in 1999. Headed by Helmut Kowar of Phonogrammarchiv, the audiovisual research archive of the Austrian Academy of
http://www.pha.oeaw.ac.at/Mechanical_Music/