Checklists of Musical Instruments
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Checklists of Musical Instruments The Museum's renowned collections, which include more than 13,500 American, European, and non-Western instruments from all cultures and historical periods, are the most inclusive anywhere. They include many of the earliest, best preserved, and historically most important instruments known to survive. Note:  The checklists provided below represent only a relatively small portion of the Museum's encyclopedic collections. If you are interested in obtaining a checklist, generated from the Museum's inventory database, of a group of instruments not yet represented in the following lists, please contact the Museum at smm@usd.edu. Link to Alphabetical Directory of Instrument Makers and Others (includes only instruments featured on this website) Musical Instrument Checklists: Bowed Stringed Instruments Brass Instruments Electric and Electronic Instruments Free Reed Instruments Keyboard Instruments Percussion Instruments Plucked Stringed Instruments Woodwind Instruments Bowed Stringed Instruments I.  Non-Western Instruments: Checklist of Musical Instruments From Africa and Western/Central Asia on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments in the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America  II.  Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Bowed Strings Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Andrea Amati Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Carleen Maley Hutchins Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia  Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Bows Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Hardingfele Checklist of Hardingfele Liras da Braccio Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Pochettes and Kits Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Trumpet Marine Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Violas Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Andrea Amati Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Carleen Maley Hutchins Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia  Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Violas d'amore Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Viols Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia  Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Violins Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Violins Made Between 1800-1849 Checklist of Violins Made Between 1850-1874 Checklist of Violins Made Between 1875-1899 Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Andrea Amati Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Carleen Maley Hutchins Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia  Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Violoncelli Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made by Andrea Amati Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia  Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Brass Instruments I.  Non-Western Instruments: Checklist of Musical Instruments From Africa and Western/Central Asia on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments From Tibet and Nepal on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery II.  Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Brass Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of European Brass Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Bugles Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Checklist of Keyed Bugles in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Cornets Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Checklist of Over-the-Shoulder Cornets in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Cornetti Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of European Brass Instruments Made Before 1800 Cornopeans Checklist of Trumpet and Cornopeans with Disc Valves by John August Köhler in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorn, and Cornopeans with Stölzel Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Flugelhorns Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorn, and Cornopeans with Stölzel Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorns, and Saxhorns with Double-Piston Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection Horns Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of European Brass Instruments Made Before 1800 Ophicleides Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Checklist of Ophicleides in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Saxhorns Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorns, and Saxhorns with Double-Piston Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection Serpents Checklist of Serpents in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Shofar Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Trombacello Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Trombones Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Trombones Made Before 1800 Checklist of European Brass Instruments Made Before 1800 Trumpets Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of European Brass Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Keyed Trumpets in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Checklist of Natural Trumpets Made in the Imperial City of Nürnberg Before 1800  Checklist of Trumpet and Cornopeans with Disc Valves by John August Köhler in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorn, and Cornopeans with Stölzel Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Brass Instruments Checklist of Trumpets, Flugelhorns, and Saxhorns with Double-Piston Valves in The Joe and Joella Utley Collection Electric and Electronic Instruments Instruments from Europe, the United States, and Japan: Checklist of Epiphone Guitars Checklist of Fender Guitars Checklist of Electric Guitars by Gibson Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Checklist of Guitars by Semie Moseley (Mosrite)  Free Reed Instruments Instruments from Europe, the United States, and Japan: Checklist of Treasures from the Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection Keyboard Instruments Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Keyboards Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Clavichords Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Clavier Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Experimental Keyboards Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Harpsichords Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Mechanical Keyboards Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Modern Instruments of Historical Types Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Orphica Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Pianos (American) Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Pianos (European) Checklist of Keyboard Instruments  Pipe Organs Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Practice Keyboards Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Tangentenflugel Checklist of Keyboard Instruments Percussion Instruments I.  Non-Western Instruments: Checklist of Musical Instruments From Africa and Western/Central Asia on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments in the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America  Checklist of Musical Instruments From Tibet and Nepal on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery II.  Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Percussion Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of European and American Rope-Tension Drums  Checklist of The William F. Ludwig II Drum Collection  Bass Drums Checklist of European and American Rope-Tension Drums  Snare Drums Checklist of European and American Rope-Tension Drums  Checklist of Rod-Tension Snare Drums  Checklist of Snare Drums Made by the Leedy Manufacturing Company  Checklist of Snare Drums Made by Ludwig Companies  Checklist of The William F. Ludwig II Drum Collection  Checklist of Snare Drums by Lyon & Healy  Checklist of Snare Drums by the Slingerland Drum Company  Timpani Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Timpani Made Before 1900 Plucked Stringed Instruments I.  Non-Western Instruments: Checklist of Musical Instruments From Africa and Western/Central Asia on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments From Tibet and Nepal on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments in the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan II.  Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Plucked Strings Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments by Carl and August Larson (the Larson Brothers) Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments by Anastasios Stathopoulo Checklist of Stromberg Guitars and Banjos Banjos Checklist of Banjos by Gibson Checklist of Banjos by Ludwig & Ludwig Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments by Anastasios Stathopoulo Checklist of Stromberg Guitars and Banjos Citterns Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 English Guitars Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Guitars Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Checklist of Guitars by John D'Angelico Checklist of Guitars by the Dobro Brothers Checklist of Epiphone Guitars Checklist of Fender Guitars Checklist of Acoustic Guitars by Gibson Checklist of Electric Guitars by Gibson Checklist of Guitars by Grammer Guitar Company  Checklist of Guild Guitars  Checklist of Guitars by Chris Knutsen Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Checklist of Guitars by Maccaferri Checklist of Guitars and Mandolins by C. F. Martin & Co. Checklist of Guitars by Semie Moseley (Mosrite) Checklist of Mossman Guitars Checklist of Guitars by Pimentel & Sons Checklist of Stromberg Guitars and Banjos Harps Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Harps Lutes Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Mandolins Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Checklist of Mandolins by Gibson Checklist of Instruments Designed by Lloyd Loar Along with Their Amplifiers and Speakers Spitzharfe Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 Ukuleles Checklist of Maccaferri Ukuleles  Woodwind Instruments I.  Non-Western Instruments: Checklist of Musical Instruments From Africa and Western/Central Asia on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments From Tibet and Nepal on Display in the NMM's Beede Gallery Checklist of Musical Instruments in the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America  II.  Instruments from Europe and the United States: All Woodwinds Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Bagpipes Checklist of Bagpipes Bassoons Checklist of Bassoons Clarinets Checklist of Alto Clarinets by C. G. Conn Ltd.  Checklist of Clarinets with Five Keys Checklist of Clarinets with Six Keys Checklist of Instruments by Graves & Company Checklist of Mazzeo System Clarinets Checklist of McIntyre System Clarinets  Checklist of Clarinets by Georg Ottensteiner Checklist of Clarinets Made for Distribution by Rudall, Carte & Co.  Checklist of Thermoclarinets by William S. Haynes  Flutes I. Europe Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Early Flutes Checklist of Flutes by Tebaldo Monzani, Monzani & Co., and Henry Hill Checklist of Flutes by Richard and William Henry Potter and Other Flutes Stamped Potter II. United States Checklist of Flutes and Fifes by Firth & Hall; Firth, Hall, & Pond; Firth, Pond & Co.; William Hall & Son; Meacham & Pond; William A. Pond & Co.; and, Pond & Co.  Checklist of Flutes and Piccolos by George W. Haynes and William S. Haynes  Checklist of Flutes, Fifes, and Piccolos by New York City Makers and Dealers  Checklist of Flutes and Fifes by New York State Makers  Checklist of Flutes and Fifes by Philadelphia Makers: Bacon & Hart; Klemm & Brothers; and John Pfaff  Oboes Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Oboes and Related Instruments Recorders Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Checklist of Recorders Made Before 1800 Veltschalmey Checklist of 16th-and 17th-Century Instruments Return to Collection Page Index Collections and Archives Barnes and Usher Abell Collection and Archive (Vermillion, South Dakota) Abell-Streim Sound Recordings Collection (Vermillion, South Dakota) Cecil Adkins Archive (Denton, Texas) Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection and Archive (Hockessin, Delaware) John A. Bolander Bow-Making Archive (San Mateo, California) Canning Banjo Collection and Archive (West Virginia) Composer Elmer Lyle Carey Archive (Watertown, South Dakota) Raymond H. Cash Collection and Archive (Vermillion, South Dakota) Center for Musical Antiquities Archive (New York City) Dean W. R. Colton Archive and Music Collection (Vermillion, South Dakota) Conn Company Archive (Elkhart, Indiana) Frederick B. Crane Instrument Collection (Iowa City, Iowa) Marjorie Eastwood Dudley (South Dakota Composer) Archive (Vermillion, South Dakota) W. T. Eckstein Music Collection (New Ulm, Minnesota) Russell Enoksen Free Reed Collection and Archive (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Don Fejfar Band Archive (Yankton, South Dakota) Stan Fritts and the Korn Kobblers Collection and Archive (Yankton, South Dakota) Carl Fudge (Harpsichord Maker) Archive (Winchester, Massachusetts) Willis Gault Luthiery Archive (Washington, DC) George B. German Music Collection Golden Age of Bands Music Collection (1860-1920) Golden Strings Orchestra and Recordings Library (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Jody C. Hall (Conn Company) Archive (Elkhart, Indiana) George V. Hendricks Brass Instrument Collection (Etna, California) F. Thomas Hiddleson Collection and Music Library (Libertyville, Illinois) Dale Higbee Flute and Recorder Collection (Salisbury, North Carolina) Carleen Hutchins Collection, Archive, and Violin Octet (Montclair, New Jersey) Earle L. Kent (Conn Company) Archive (Elkhart, Indiana) Arne B. Larson Instrument Collection and Archive (Vermillion, South Dakota) Halvor Lee Violin-Making Archive (Spirit Lake, Iowa) Cecil B. Leeson Saxophone Collection and Archive (Muncie, Indiana) William F. Ludwig II Collection (Elk Grove, Illinois) Arne Lyckholm Music Collection (Vermillion, South Dakota) Earl McCullough Music Collection (Vermillion, South Dakota) Mahoney Music Collection (4,700+ publications about stringed instruments at USD) Margaret H. Martin Whistle Collection (Boise, Idaho) William Maynard Clarinet Collection and Archive (Massapequa, New York) Rosario Mazzeo Clarinet Collection (Carmel, California) Meisel Family Violin Collection (Owatonna, Minnesota) Musical Instrument Manufacturers' Archive Stanley G. Newton Violin-maker's Archive (Ottumwa, Iowa) James S. Patterson Brass Instrument Collection (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Matt Petrik Bohemian Dance Band Archives (Wagner, South Dakota) John Powers Saxophone Collection (Carbondale, Colorado) Tom Ptak Collection and Archives (Wagner, South Dakota) Rasmussen Family Music Archive (Beresford, South Dakota) Lawrence Romeiser Instrument Collection (North Platte, Nebraska) Royal Holland Bell Ringers Collection and Archive (Holland, Michigan) C. Charles Ruck Experimental Piano Collection and Archive (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) August John Schieferstein Music Library (Norfolk, Nebraska) Sheet Music Collection Jay Sims (Sousa Band Personnel Manager) Collection and Archive Judge E. G. Smith Luthiery Archive (Vermillion, South Dakota) The Wayne Sorensen Collection of Woodwind Instruments (San Jose, California) Sound Recordings Archive South Dakota and Regional Music Collection Charles D. Stein Early Electronic Instrument Collection and Archive (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Charles W. Stoll (Conn Organ Company) Archive (Omaha, Nebraska) Harry and Helen Turen Collection and Archive (Yankton, South Dakota) Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Brass Instrument Collection (Spartanburg, South Carolina) Felix Vinatieri (Custer's Bandmaster) Archive (Yankton, South Dakota) Charles L. Von Berg Harp Archive (LeMars, Iowa) Whittemore and Lowe Piano Duo Archive Witten-Rawlins Stringed Instrument Collection Phillip T. Young Archive (Victoria, British Columbia) Robert W. Young (Conn Company) Archive (San Diego, California) Elmer Ziegler Instrument Collection and Archive (Madison, Illinois) Return to Collection Page Index National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 National Music Museum, 1996-2007 Most recent update:   June 8, 2007 You are the 473,280th visitor to this page. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page