Credits & Attributions
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- Audio recordings
- 412
- Performance videos
- 147
- Photographs
- 1138
- Instruments documented
- 522
Audio Credits (412)
Every audio sample on the site retains its original Creative Commons or Public Domain license. Attribution information was preserved verbatim from the upstream source where available.
By source platform:
Wikimedia Commons · 177 Freesound · 8 Internet Archive · 150 YouTube (CC BY) · 147
CC0 / Public Domain (80)
| Instrument | Artist / Uploader | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accordion | Necz0r | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Agogô | Freddythehat (talk) (Uploads) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Agogô | Freddythehat at English Wikipedia | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Agogô | Mark Richards | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Angklung | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Angklung | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Angklung | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Balafon | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Bandura | Folklore material | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Bandura | Folklore material | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Bansuri | own work | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Berimbau | Djino | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Berimbau | Aarchiba~commonswiki | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Bongos | MarleneAyni | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Charango | Ferbr1 | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Concertina | Alexander Prince | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Dizi | Gorgoroth6669 | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Djembe | RutgerMuller | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Djembe | Michi Henning | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Djembe | Chris Berry | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Frame Drum | Swietliste | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Gong | stephan | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Gong | PDSounds description: http://www.pdsounds.org/sounds/gong_or_bell_vibrant | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Guitar | Composer Unknown. Courtesy of Alias Guitar | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Güiro | Freddythehat at English Wikipedia | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Hammond organ | Wikipedia-ce | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Hammond organ | Wikipedia-ce | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Harmonica | US Army | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Harmonica | mastermesh | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Harmonium | william lewis | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Harp | Daniel Musiklexikon | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Helicon | OKK | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Helicon | Helicon | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Hulusi | iluppai | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | No machine-readable author provided. Fenevad assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Kaval | N/A - folk | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Langeleik | Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Langeleik | Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Langeleik | Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Lute | Peaceful Peach | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Mandolin | Charles Scheuplein as Recordist & Estudiantina Melizianos as Vocal Group | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Maraca | Wikipedia-ce | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Maraca | Audofilia | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Marimba | Musica: Bulmaro Lopez Fernandez. Letra: Juan Arozamena Sánchez. | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Mouth Bow | Aarchiba~commonswiki | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Mridangam | Unknown authorUnknown author | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Pan Flute | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Piccolo | Valeriocd | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Qanun | Benoît Prieur | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Recorder | User:Thparkth | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Sampler | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Santur | Hossein Dehlavi and Faramarz Payvar | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Sarod | unknown | CC0 | Freesound |
| Sarod | unknown | CC0 | Freesound |
| Sarod | unknown | CC0 | Freesound |
| Sea organ | Zuse | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Shakuhachi | Araki Kodō III (1879–1935) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Shakuhachi | --DeletedUser-- | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Shakuhachi | derivative work: Torsodog (talk) Shikanotoone.ogg: Araki Kodō III (1879–1935) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Shakuhachi | unknown | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Shekere | Mark Richards | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Sheng | S099001 | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Stylophone | sisterray | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Synthesizer | drum pattern: Casio; recording: Maximilian Schönherr | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Tar | Сари гялин (Девушка с гор). Армянская народная мелодия. Семён Каспаров (соло на таре) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Tar | Эшхамет (Саят-Нова). Армянская ашугская мелодия. Семен Каспаров (соло на таре) | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Tar | Joel Chandler Harris | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Theremin | Effebit | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Theremin | Effebit | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Tin Whistle | Tim Ross | Public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Tin Whistle | CH + RZA - bobby | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Tuvan throat singing | The KLF | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| Uilleann Pipes | unknown | CC0 | ccmixter |
| Veena | L Ramakrishnan | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Veena | L Ramakrishnan | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Violin | Endersslay | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Violin | Endersslay | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Voice | Parthsonare | CC0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| cajón | radio mundo real | CC0 | Internet Archive |
| mellotron | unknown | CC0 | ccmixter |
CC BY (128)
CC BY-SA (135)
Other (69)
Video Credits (147)
Performance videos are embedded under YouTube’s Creative Commons (CC BY) policy. The original creators retain copyright; we display the recordings with attribution under that license.
Image Credits (1138)
Photographs are sourced from Wikimedia Commons, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0), the Smithsonian (Open Access, CC0), the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Europeana under the licenses listed below. Authors retain copyright where applicable; we display each photo with the attribution required by its license.
CC0 / Public Domain (760)
| Instrument | Photographer / Author | License |
|---|---|---|
| ARP 2500 | User Jonasz on pl.wikipedia | Public domain |
| Abeng | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Accordion | Funds from various donors, 1998 | CC0 |
| Accordion | Funds from various donors, 1998 | CC0 |
| Accordion | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Accordion | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Accordion | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Accordion | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Accordion | SAAM | CC0 |
| Accordion | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Agogô | Freddythehat at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Ahenk | Public Library - Ruse | CC0 |
| Angklung | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Angklung | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Angklung | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Angklung | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Anglo Concertina | Wiki Taro | Public domain |
| Appalachian Dulcimer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Appalachian Dulcimer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Appalachian Dulcimer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Asor | Henri Marie Lavoix | Public domain |
| Atabaque | Xandu | Public domain |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Aztec Death Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bagpipe | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Balafon | Gift of Herbert J. Harris, 1986 | CC0 |
| Balafon | Wilfredor | CC0 |
| Balafon | Wilfredor | CC0 |
| Balalaika | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Balalaika | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Balalaika | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Balalaika | SIA | CC0 |
| Banjo | Gift of Peter Szego, 2013 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Banjo | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Basolia | Ігор Шрамко | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1993 | CC0 |
| Bass trombone | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1993 | CC0 |
| Batá Drum | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Batá Drum | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Batá Drum | NMAfA | CC0 |
| Batá Drum | Photo by Kenneth Ritchards. Bata drums carved in the U.S. by Harold Muñiz. | Public domain |
| Batá Drum | Photo by Kenneth Ritchards. Bata drums carved in the U.S. by Harold Muñiz. | Public domain |
| Bendir | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bendir | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Biwa | Rogers Fund, 1968 | CC0 |
| Biwa | Rogers Fund, 1968 | CC0 |
| Biwa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Biwa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Biwa | NMAA | CC0 |
| Biwa | NMAA | CC0 |
| Biwa | NMAA | CC0 |
| Biwa | NMAA | CC0 |
| Bolon | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Bongos | SAAM | CC0 |
| Bongos | ACM | CC0 |
| Bongos | ACM | CC0 |
| Border Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Border Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Border Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Botija | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bridge of Nations Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bridge of Nations Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bridge of Nations Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bullroarer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bullroarer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Bullroarer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Chamberlin | NPG | CC0 |
| Charango | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Charango | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Charango | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Charango | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Charango | Photo taken by Villanueva | Public domain |
| Charango | Photo taken by Villanueva | Public domain |
| Cigar Box Guitar | Cigarboxguitar (talk) (Uploads) | Public domain |
| Cimbalom | Gift of Agnes Kun, 1943 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Gift of Helen C. Lanier, 1982 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Gift of Helen C. Lanier, 1982 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Cittern | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Concertina | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Concertina | Funds from various donors, 1998 | CC0 |
| Conga | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Conga | ACM | CC0 |
| Conga | ACM | CC0 |
| Conga | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Cura | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Cura | NPG | CC0 |
| Cura | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Cura | Lukas007 | Public domain |
| Cura | Lukas007 | Public domain |
| Daf | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Daf | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Daf | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Daf | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Daf | Wikimedia Commons | Public domain |
| Daf | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | Public domain |
| Danelectro Dano Pro | Marshall Stax at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Danso | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Danso | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dholak | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dholak | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dholak | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dholak | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | Gift of Rolf Jacoby, 1965 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dizi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Doepfer A-100 | Mani Vieregg | CC0 |
| Doepfer MS-404 | Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Audioschotter.net, at the English Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. In case this | Public domain |
| Doshpuluur | Jeanbubley at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Double Bass | Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange; Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Day, Fred Miller, Mrs. G. C. Glynn and Mr. and Mrs. Jason Berger, in honor of Angna Enters, by exchange; Gifts in memory of June Reid; and Deborah Autorino Gift, 1983 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Guido S. Corriero and Andrea Manley, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1980 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Guido S. Corriero and Andrea Manley, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1980 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Guido S. Corriero and Andrea Manley, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1980 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Guido S. Corriero and Andrea Manley, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1980 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Double Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Drum Stick | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Duduk | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Dunun | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Purchase, Rogers Fund, funds from various donors, Alice M. Hufstader Gift, Richard B. Kellam Gift, and The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, 1976 | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Purchase, Rogers Fund, funds from various donors, Alice M. Hufstader Gift, Richard B. Kellam Gift, and The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, 1976 | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| English Concertina | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003 | CC0 |
| Erhu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Erhu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Erhu | LDHan | Public domain |
| Erhu | LDHan | Public domain |
| Fender HM Strat | George Garinis | Public domain |
| Fender Marauder | Garyd | Public domain |
| Fender Performer | Hackbarth | Public domain |
| Fender Performer Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | Gift of Janos Scholz, in memory of Ernest Schelling, and in honor of the Centennial of The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1989 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Fender Performer Bass | Jpm61 | Public domain |
| Fender TC 90 | Fender Marketing | CC0 |
| Fender Telecaster Plus | RustRelic at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Fife | Gift of Mark J. Leone, 2000 | CC0 |
| Fife | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Gerry, 1986 | CC0 |
| Fife | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Gerry, 1986 | CC0 |
| Fife | Gift of Robert Alonzo Lehman, 1991 | CC0 |
| Fife | Gift of Robert Alonzo Lehman, 1991 | CC0 |
| Fife | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Fife | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Fife | NMAH | CC0 |
| Fife | Édouard Manet | Public domain |
| Fontomfrom | User:FA2010 | Public domain |
| Fortepiano | Purchase, Amati Gifts, in memory of Frederick P. Rose, 2001 | CC0 |
| Fortepiano | Purchase, Amati Gifts, in memory of Frederick P. Rose, 2001 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frame Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Frankenstrat | Bainzy at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Gaohu | Gift of Lawrence Creshkoff, 1990 | CC0 |
| Gaohu | LDHan at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Gaohu | LDHan at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Gayageum | Visviva | Public domain |
| Gibson ES-125 | matanao | Public domain |
| Gibson ES-250 | Erviltnec | Public domain |
| Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop | Francis pullen at en.wikipedia | Public domain |
| Gibson Futura | Wikimedia Commons | Public domain |
| Gibson L6-S | Glamafez | Public domain |
| Gibson Nighthawk | en:User:Aris3 | Public domain |
| Gibson Spirit | en:User:Hackbarth | Public domain |
| Gong | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Gong | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Gong | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Gong | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Gong | NMAA | CC0 |
| Gong | NMAA | CC0 |
| Gong | NMAfA | CC0 |
| Gretsch 6120 | Francis pullen (talk) | Public domain |
| Guild S-100 | Mikhail Mokeyev, Chicago, IL Mishaimpsbl | Public domain |
| Guitar | Gift of Emilita Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Gift of Emilita Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Gift of Emilita Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Gift of Emilita Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Rogers Fund, 1969 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Rogers Fund, 1969 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Rogers Fund, 1969 | CC0 |
| Guitar | Rogers Fund, 1969 | CC0 |
| Güiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Güiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Güiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Güiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Güiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Güiro | ACM | CC0 |
| Güiro | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Purchase, Rogers Fund, Bequest of Dorothy E. Swenson, by exchange, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and George D. Skinner Gift, 1978 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Purchase, Rogers Fund, Bequest of Dorothy E. Swenson, by exchange, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and George D. Skinner Gift, 1978 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Purchase, Rogers Fund, Bequest of Dorothy E. Swenson, by exchange, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and George D. Skinner Gift, 1978 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | GIft of The Chicago Historical Society, 1979 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Richard L. Sneider, 1979 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Wikimedia Commons | Public domain |
| Hammered Dulcimer | Purchase, Rogers Fund, Bequest of Dorothy E. Swenson, by exchange, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and George D. Skinner Gift, 1978 | Public domain |
| Hang | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2008 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2008 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2008 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2008 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Harmonica | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonica | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonica | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonica | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonica | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Harmonica | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Harmonica | SAAM | CC0 |
| Harmonica | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of the Hermanos Family, in memory of Maxime L. Hermanos, 1985 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of the Hermanos Family, in memory of Maxime L. Hermanos, 1985 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of the Hermanos Family, in memory of Maxime L. Hermanos, 1985 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of the Hermanos Family, in memory of Maxime L. Hermanos, 1985 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of Claire Vanderplank Samstag, 1986 | CC0 |
| Harmonium | Gift of Claire Vanderplank Samstag, 1986 | CC0 |
| Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Harp | NMNHEDUCATION | CC0 |
| Harp | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Harp | NMNHEDUCATION | CC0 |
| Helicon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Helicon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Helicon | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Helicon | SIA | CC0 |
| Hulusi | F.Schmidtke | Public domain |
| Hungu | Museum of World Culture | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | Gift of Nat and Yanna Brandt, in memory of Sophie Kroyt, 1983 | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | Gift of Nat and Yanna Brandt, in memory of Sophie Kroyt, 1983 | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Igil | Jeanbubley at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Irish Flute | T. Bart fl.1800s | Public domain |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Japanese Peace Bell | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Jinghu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Jinghu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Jinghu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Jinghu | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kamancheh | unknown | CC0 |
| Kamancheh | Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 |
| Karawasi | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kaval | Sketchee at en | Public domain |
| Keleli | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Rogers Fund, 1975 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Rogers Fund, 1975 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2016 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2016 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2016 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2016 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Keyed Bugle | Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg | CC0 |
| Khomus | Tosha | Public domain |
| Kinnari Vina | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kinnari Vina | William Gibb | Public domain |
| Kinnari Vina | William Gibb | Public domain |
| Kobyz | Post of Kazakhstan | Public domain |
| Korg 01/W | Korg01w.jpg: Jason Johnston Korg_x3.jpg: Felix2036 derivative work: Clusternote | Public domain |
| Korg 01/W | Korg01w.jpg: Jason Johnston Korg_x3.jpg: Felix2036 derivative work: Clusternote | Public domain |
| Korg Kronos | Wikipedia-ce | CC0 |
| Korg Poly-61 | Iainf 06:01, 18 June 2006 (UTC) | Public domain |
| Korg X3 | Felix2036 | Public domain |
| Koto | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2007 | CC0 |
| Koto | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2007 | CC0 |
| Koto | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2007 | CC0 |
| Koto | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2007 | CC0 |
| Koto | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Kus | SAAM | CC0 |
| Lamont Harp | William Gibb | Public domain |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Langeleik | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Liuqin | Sun Tzu2 | Public domain |
| Lute | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Lute | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Lute | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Lute | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Lute | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Lute | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Lute | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Lute | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Lyre: The Yoke-Lute of the Ancient Mediterranean | unknown | Public domain |
| Mandobass | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2013 | CC0 |
| Mandobass | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2013 | CC0 |
| Mandobass | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2013 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Mandolin | Gift of the family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 | CC0 |
| Maraca | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Maraca | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Maraca | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Marimba | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mbira | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mbira | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mbira | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, Fletcher Fund, 2012 Benefit Fund and Beatrice Francais Gift, 2013 | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, Fletcher Fund, 2012 Benefit Fund and Beatrice Francais Gift, 2013 | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, Fletcher Fund, 2012 Benefit Fund and Beatrice Francais Gift, 2013 | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, Fletcher Fund, 2012 Benefit Fund and Beatrice Francais Gift, 2013 | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2007 | CC0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2007 | CC0 |
| Milton Organ | Gift of Mrs. Russell Law, 1945 | CC0 |
| Morin Khuur | Brücke-Osteuropa | Public domain |
| Mouth Bow | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Mouth Bow | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mouth Bow | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mouth Bow | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mouth Bow | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Mouth Bow | Wikimedia Commons | Public domain |
| Mouth Bow | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | Public domain |
| Nai | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nai | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nai | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nai | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nai | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ney | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoma | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoma | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoni | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoni | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoni | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoni | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Ngoni | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | Gift of Burl Ives, 1963 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | Gift of Burl Ives, 1963 | CC0 |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | No machine-readable author provided. Zanaq assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | No machine-readable author provided. Zanaq assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Notron | Keithworden at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Nyckelharpa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nyckelharpa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nyckelharpa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nyckelharpa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Nyckelharpa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange with The New York Public Library, 1976. | CC0 |
| Oberheim OB-X | CPRdave at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Oberheim OB12 | Grapetonix | Public domain |
| Oboe d’Amore: The Serene Alto Voice of the Oboe Family | unknown | Public domain |
| Octavia | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Octavia | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Octavia | NMAH | CC0 |
| Octavia | ACM | CC0 |
| Orthotonophonium | Museumsinsulaner | Public domain |
| Oud | Creator:Manol (Emmanuel Venios) | CC0 |
| Pakhawaj | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pakhawaj | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pakhawaj | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pan Flute | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pan Flute | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pan Flute | ПростоУчастник | CC0 |
| Pan Flute | ПростоУчастник | CC0 |
| Pandeiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pandeiro | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Panharmonicon | AnonymousUnknown author | Public domain |
| Pedal Keyboard | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Philicorda | Technoseum | CC0 |
| Piccolo | Gift of the Perry family, in memory of Robert Gutberlet and Florence Gutberlet Perry, 1984 | CC0 |
| Piccolo | Rogers Fund, 1991 | CC0 |
| Piccolo | Purchase, Edward J. and Susan M. Greenberg Gift, 2022 | CC0 |
| Piccolo | Purchase, Edward J. and Susan M. Greenberg Gift, 2022 | CC0 |
| Piccolo | User:Caesura | Public domain |
| Piccolo | User:Caesura | Public domain |
| Pipa | Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 | CC0 |
| Pipa | Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 | CC0 |
| Pipa | Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 | CC0 |
| Pipa | Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 | CC0 |
| Pipa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pipa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pipa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pipa | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Pipa | Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 | CC0 |
| Qanun | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qanun | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qanun | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qanun | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qanun | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qanun | Wikimedia Commons | CC0 |
| Qanun | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qilaut | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qilaut | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qilaut | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Qilaut | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Quena | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Quena | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Quena | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Quena | Rogers Fund, 1981 | CC0 |
| Quena | SAAM | CC0 |
| Quena | Didier Descouens | Public domain |
| Quena | Didier Descouens | Public domain |
| Quinticlave | Charles-Joseph Sax | CC0 |
| RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer | Rca mk2.jpg: Finnianhughes101 derivative work: RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer.png: Clusternote derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC0 |
| Rafter Finial in the Shape of a Dragon’s Head and Wind Chime | Wikimedia Commons | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rebab | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Recorder | Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2009 | CC0 |
| Recorder | Purchase, Funds from various donors and Rogers Fund, 1976 | CC0 |
| Recorder | Purchase, Funds from various donors and Rogers Fund, 1976 | CC0 |
| Recorder | Vparrilla | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1953 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1953 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1953 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1953 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Gift of Bernardus Boekelman, 1911 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Gift of Bernardus Boekelman, 1911 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | Gift of Bernardus Boekelman, 1911 | CC0 |
| Rectangular Octave Virginal | unknown German, style of Samuel Biedermann the Elder of Augsburg | CC0 |
| Riq | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Riq | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Riq | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Riq | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Roland E-20 | Västmanland County Museum | Public Domain |
| Roland E-20 | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Roland E-20 | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | CC0 |
| Roland JX-8P | François Warnet | Public domain |
| Roland Juno-106 | Iainf 06:01, 18 June 2006 (UTC) | Public domain |
| Roland RE-201 Space Echo | Bdjames | Public domain |
| Rotte | Photo: Andreas Praefcke | Public domain |
| Rubab | Unnamed photographer, released into public domain by Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 |
| Russian guitar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Russian guitar | ПростоУчастник | CC0 |
| Russian guitar | ПростоУчастник | CC0 |
| Sampler | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Sampler | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Sampler | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Sampler | NMAH | CC0 |
| Santur | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | Gift of Estate of Mrs. Alexander Glass, 1944 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | Gift of Estate of Mrs. Alexander Glass, 1944 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | Gift of Estate of Mrs. Alexander Glass, 1944 | CC0 |
| Sanxian | Gift of Estate of Mrs. Alexander Glass, 1944 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | Gift of Mrs. Harold H. Krechmer, in memory of her husband, Harold H. Krechmer, 1982 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | Gift of Mrs. Harold H. Krechmer, in memory of her husband, Harold H. Krechmer, 1982 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarangi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarod | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarod | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarod | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sarrusophone: The Metal Double-Reed Family Built to Outshout the Oboe | unknown | CC0 |
| Sato | CHNDM | CC0 |
| Sato | NMAA | CC0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Selmer Mark VI | Jmm1713 at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Semi-Acoustic Guitar | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Semi-Acoustic Guitar | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 | CPRdave at English Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Setar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | CC0 |
| Shakuhachi | Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1948 | Public domain |
| Shamisen | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, by exchange; and Gift of Mark H. Handwerk, in memory of Mary Lewin Wethered Clark Handwerk, by exchange, 1990 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | Gift of the Estate of Mary Flagler Cary, 1969 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | Gift of the Estate of Mary Flagler Cary, 1969 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | Gift of the Estate of Mary Flagler Cary, 1969 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shamisen | NMAA | CC0 |
| Shamisen | NMAA | CC0 |
| Shekere | en:User:Freddythehat | Public domain |
| Sheng | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sheng | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sheng | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sheng | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shinobue | No machine-readable author provided. Iwatake~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Shō | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sitar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sitar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Sitar | Sathyadeep | Public domain |
| Sitar | Sathyadeep | Public domain |
| Siter | Glomdal Museum | Public Domain |
| Siter | Trysil Engerdal Museum | Public Domain |
| Spharophon | Atelier Stone, Berlin | Public domain |
| Suling | unknown | Public Domain |
| Suling | Ninehouse | Public Domain |
| Surpeti (Shruti Box) | Sathyadeep | Public domain |
| Swedish Double-decker | Örebro County Museum | Public Domain |
| SynthAxe | Chrisfromcanberra at en.wikipedia | Public domain |
| Synthesizer | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Synthesizer | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Synthesizer | NMAAHC | CC0 |
| Synthesizer | NMAA | CC0 |
| Synthesizer | No machine-readable author provided. Fataltourist~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Synthesizer | No machine-readable author provided. Fataltourist~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Tabla | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tabla | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tabla | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tabla | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Talking Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Talking Drum | ACM | CC0 |
| Tanpura | NMAA | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Telharmonium | User Chris 73 on en.wikipedia | Public domain |
| Tenor Violin | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2010 | CC0 |
| Tenor Violin | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2010 | CC0 |
| Tenor Violin | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2010 | CC0 |
| Tenor Violin | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2010 | CC0 |
| Tenoroon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tenoroon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tenoroon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tenoroon | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| The 0001 Strat | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Theorbo: The Long-Necked Bass Lute of the Baroque Continuo | unknown | Public domain |
| Tin Whistle | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tiple | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Tiple | Gift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1915 | CC0 |
| Tiple | Gift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1915 | CC0 |
| Tiple | Gift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1915 | CC0 |
| Tiple | Gift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1915 | CC0 |
| Tutankhamun’s trumpets | Harry Burton | Public domain |
| Tuvan throat singing | Johanna Kovitz | Public domain |
| Uilleann Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Uilleann Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Uilleann Pipes | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Vanguard | NASM | CC0 |
| Vanguard | OFEO-SG | CC0 |
| Vanguard | OFEO-SG | CC0 |
| Vanguard | OFEO-SG | CC0 |
| Vanguard | NASM | CC0 |
| Vibraphone | Drummerfrodo | Public domain |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2009 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2009 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2009 | CC0 |
| Viola d’Amore | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2009 | CC0 |
| Violin | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1992 | CC0 |
| Violin | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1992 | CC0 |
| Violin | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1992 | CC0 |
| Violin | Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1992 | CC0 |
| Violin | Gift of Evelyn Stark, 1997 | CC0 |
| Violin | Gift of Evelyn Stark, 1997 | CC0 |
| Violin | Gift of Evelyn Stark, 1997 | CC0 |
| Violin | Gift of Evelyn Stark, 1997 | CC0 |
| Violin | Just plain Bill | CC0 |
| Vox Phantom | LittleRoughRhinestone | Public domain |
| Water drum | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2012 | CC0 |
| Water drum | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2012 | CC0 |
| Water drum | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2012 | CC0 |
| Water drum | Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2012 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of Dr. W. P. Northrup, 1923 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of Dr. W. P. Northrup, 1923 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of Dr. W. P. Northrup, 1923 | CC0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Gift of Dr. W. P. Northrup, 1923 | CC0 |
| Xiao | Rogers Fund, 1987 | CC0 |
| Xiao | Rogers Fund, 1988 | CC0 |
| Xiao | Gift of James C. Y. Watt, 2016 | CC0 |
| Xiao | Gift of James C. Y. Watt, 2016 | CC0 |
| Xiao | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Xiao | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Xiao | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Xiao | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yangqin | Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yatga | Shadowmaster2503 | Public domain |
| Yueqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yueqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yueqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Yueqin | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zampogna | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Zang | Brandenburg Main State Archive | CC0 |
| Zang | Rijksmuseum | Public Domain |
| Zang | Rijksmuseum | Public Domain |
| Épinette des Vosges | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Épinette des Vosges | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Épinette des Vosges | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC0 |
| Épinette des Vosges | Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 | CC0 |
| Đàn Tranh | No machine-readable author provided. Macula Lutea~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | Public domain |
| Đàn Tỳ Bà | Hoàng Thành Ân tự Trọng Khoa at Vietnamese Wikipedia | Public domain |
| Đàn Tỳ Bà | Hoàng Thành Ân tự Trọng Khoa at Vietnamese Wikipedia | Public domain |
CC BY (93)
| Instrument | Photographer / Author | License |
|---|---|---|
| ARP Omni | Kimi95 | CC BY 3.0 |
| ARP Pro DGX | Kimi95 | CC BY 3.0 |
| ARP Pro DGX | Kimi95 | CC BY 3.0 |
| ARP Pro Soloist | Kimi95 | CC BY 3.0 |
| ARP Quadra | Kimi95 at it.wikipedia | CC BY 3.0 |
| ARP String Synthesizer | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Alapini Vina | Varun Shiv Kapur from New Delhi, India | CC BY 2.0 |
| Alesis Ion | Amigan | CC BY 2.5 |
| Arduinome | Bitbutter | CC BY 3.0 |
| Arturia MiniBrute | Kazuhisa OTSUBO | CC BY 2.0 |
| Bandola | Cristobal Alvarado Minic | CC BY 2.0 |
| Bass saxophone | Jonathanischoice | CC BY 4.0 |
| Biwa | Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA | CC BY 2.0 |
| Bouzouki | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 2.5 |
| Dean Razorback | Karl Jonsson from Göteborg, Sweden | CC BY 2.0 |
| Dhaa | Army Museum | CC BY 4.0 |
| Disklavier | Jsteeber | CC BY 3.0 |
| Dulcian: The Renaissance Predecessor of the Bassoon | unknown | CC BY 2.5 |
| EMI TG12345 | Josephenus P. Riley | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Coronado | mollypop | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Esquire | manley.josh | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Jaguar | get directly down | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Showmaster | Ory Thompson from United States | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Telecaster Bass | FGF_museum_14._1951_Precision_Bass_model.jpg: Mr. Littlehand derivative work: Clusternote | CC BY 2.0 |
| Fender Telecaster Thinline | Matt Eason | CC BY 3.0 |
| Fender Urge Bass | Fender bass guitar signature series (right angled), Salon de la Musique et du Son 2008.jpg: derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC BY 3.0 |
| Fortepiano | Gérard Janot | CC BY 3.0 |
| Fortepiano | Gérard Janot | CC BY 3.0 |
| Frame Drum | Ratomir Wilkowski, www.RKP.org.pl | CC BY 3.0 |
| Gaita sanabresa | Jose A. Gelado / Flickr user: jagelado | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gibson EDS-1275 | Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gibson ES-325 | Kings of Leon 4.jpg: Alterna2 http://www.alterna2.com derivative work: Clusternote | CC BY 3.0 |
| Gibson ES-345 | Redbone_Guitar_Boutique_-_So_many_choices.jpg: H. Michael Karshis from San Antonio, USA derivative work: Guitarpop (talk) | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gibson L-1 | Moses Gunesch | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gibson S-1 | yoppy | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gibson Style U | Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gralla | Eric Sala | CC BY 2.5 |
| Greeny | Raph_PH | CC BY 2.0 |
| Gretsch White Falcon | cortneymartin82 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Harp | Eacquahdennis | CC BY 4.0 |
| Hybrid guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Hybrid guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Hybrid guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Kaoss Pad | Mygrooveshop | CC BY 3.0 |
| Karnay | Atilin at fr.wikipedia | CC BY 1.0 |
| Kent guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Korg RADIAS | Amy Hope Dermont from Providence, RI, USA | CC BY 2.0 |
| Koto | Jean-Pierre Dalbéra | CC BY 2.0 |
| Lupophon | Latham | CC BY 3.0 |
| Lute | Ching | CC BY 2.0 |
| Mandola | unknown | CC BY 2.0 |
| Mandola | User:Langec | CC BY 2.0 |
| Mbiwi | Jean-Pierre Dalbéra | CC BY 2.0 |
| Mizmar | dalbera from Paris, France | CC BY 2.0 |
| Nord Stage | Lusto - The Finnish Forest Museum | CC BY 4.0 |
| Novachord | Hollow Sun (talk) at en.wikipedia | CC BY 3.0 |
| Oberheim Polyphonic | Robert Brook | CC BY 2.0 |
| Octavia | Zach Chisholm from Appleton, WI, usa | CC BY 2.0 |
| Octavia | Zach Chisholm from Appleton, WI, usa | CC BY 2.0 |
| Qilaut | Hubert Wilkins | CC BY 2.0 |
| Qilaut | Hubert Wilkins | CC BY 2.0 |
| Rebab | Georges Jansoone (JoJan | CC BY 3.0 |
| Record Changer | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Red Special | Raph_PH | CC BY 2.0 |
| Roland E-20 | Vorarlberg State Library | CC BY 4.0 |
| Roland E-20 | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Roland MKS-80 | JamesT (talk) | CC BY 3.0 |
| Sampler | Ashley Pomeroy | CC BY 4.0 |
| Sampler | Ashley Pomeroy | CC BY 4.0 |
| Sarangi | dalbera from Paris, France | CC BY 2.0 |
| Scheitholt | Badagnani (talk) | CC BY 3.0 |
| Semi-Acoustic Guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Semi-Acoustic Guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Semi-Acoustic Guitar | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Skor daey | Joe Mabel | CC BY 2.5 |
| Skor yike | CamBo Media https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgY-AXf9q0pDwiAVgemStw | CC BY 3.0 |
| Sorahi | Natural History Museum in Paris | CC BY 3.0 |
| Trautonium | User:MatthiasKabel | CC BY 2.5 |
| Trinity College Harp | Sailko | CC BY 3.0 |
| Tsugaru-jamisen | 663highland | CC BY 2.5 |
| Uilleann Pipes | Ganainm | CC BY 3.0 |
| Uilleann Pipes | Ganainm | CC BY 3.0 |
| Vanguard | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Vanguard | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
| Waldorf Blofeld | Blofeld,_Mac_and_Pod.jpg: Jackknife Barlow derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC BY 2.0 |
| Yamaha BB | Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology | CC BY 4.0 |
| Yamaha CS-80 | Pete Brown from Gambrills, MD, USA | CC BY 2.0 |
| Yamaha DX21 | Ludo | CC BY 2.0 |
| Yamaha GX-1 | knothole eyes | CC BY 2.0 |
| Yamaha RM1x | Darren Stone (http://emptybits.com) | CC BY 3.0 |
| Yamaha Reface | Pete Brown | CC BY 2.0 |
| Yangqin | jowcol61 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Zang | Victoria and Albert Museum, London | CC BY 4.0 |
CC BY-SA (285)
| Instrument | Photographer / Author | License |
|---|---|---|
| ARP 2600 | Joe Mabel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Access Virus | Access-virusb-1999.jpg: Musicproducer derivative work: Clusternote | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Accordion | Necz0r | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Acoustic-Electric Guitar | Claude-Étienne Armingaud - Claudé | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Akonting | Geertivp | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Alesis Andromeda A6 | Creator:SynthAddict | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Alphorn | Hans Hillewaert | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Angklung | Sguastevi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Angklung | Sguastevi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Apito de Samba | User:っ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Appalachian Dulcimer | MatthewVanitas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Appalachian Dulcimer | MatthewVanitas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Audiocubes | Bert Schiettecatte (Percussa) | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Bagpipe | Lucas Kendall | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Balalaika | Miloš Jurišić | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Balalaika | Miloš Jurišić | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bandoneon | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Bandura | Julianhayda | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Banjo | Arent | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bansuri | Betelgeuse | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Barbat | Galassi at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Baritone guitar | Andrewa at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bass Clarinet: The Dark Voice of the Clarinet Family | unknown | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bass trombone | Yamaha Corporation | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Basset Horn: Mozart’s Favourite Clarinet, Reborn in the 20th Century | unknown | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bazantar | Jonathan Hochman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Behringer X32 | Cjp24 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bendir | No machine-readable author provided. Catrin assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bendir | No machine-readable author provided. Catrin assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Berimbau | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bongos | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bongos | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bridge of Nations Bell | Tanuki32 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bulbul tarang | Xylosmygame | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bull-Headed Lyre of Ur | Binxedits | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bullroarer | Throwawayhack at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bullroarer | Throwawayhack at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Bunker Touch Guitar | David Douglas Bunker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Cabasa | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Casio FZ-1 | deepsonic from Switzerland | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Cavaquinho | GuusPr at Dutch Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Chalumeau: The Single-Reed Folk Instrument That Became the Clarinet | unknown | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Chuk | Sguastevi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Cimbalom | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cimbalom | Gift of Agnes Kun, 1943 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cittern | S. Guastevi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Clapsticks | Andrewa | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Clavichord | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Clavichord | User InFairness on en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Clavinova | I99pema | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Concertina | DannyChapman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Conch | Elthahmorden at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Conga | Stephan Czuratis (Jazz-face at de.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Conga | Stephan Czuratis (Jazz-face at de.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Continuum Fingerboard | Unknown authorUnknown author | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Contrabassoon: The Orchestra’s Sub-Bass Double Reed | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cor Anglais (English Horn): The Plaintive Tenor of the Oboe Family | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cort MBC-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature | Musermbc1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cuatro | No machine-readable author provided. AVM assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cümbüş | User:Arent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Cümbüş | User:Arent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Danso | Rémi Cormier | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Danso | Rémi Cormier | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Davul | Arent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dean ML | User:MuzafferB at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dean V | Korkusuzkopek at Turkish Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dean Z | SidPhillips | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dholak | Redheylin (talk) 06:41, 4 March 2009 (UTC) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dholak | Redheylin (talk) 06:41, 4 March 2009 (UTC) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Dholki | Adarsh Upadhyay | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Didgeridoo | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| DigiTech Whammy | Thom at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Divje Babe Flute | Petar Milošević | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Dizi | en:User:Jackcsk | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Djembe | Edwin1971 at Dutch Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Domra | Arent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Double Bass | User:AndrewKepert | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Drum Stick | Stephan Czuratis (Jazz-face) | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Duduk | No machine-readable author provided. Arent assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Duduk | No machine-readable author provided. Arent assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Duo’Lectar | David Douglas Bunker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Eka-tantri Vina | Kritzolina | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Lesterbllanes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Electric Upright Bass | Lesterbllanes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Elektron Monomachine | Elektron monomachine with Santa.jpg: GeschnittenBrot derivative work: User:Clusternote | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| English Concertina | Tinaman at de.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| English Concertina | Tinaman at de.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Eric Clapton Stratocaster | Tibor Pallerman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Bass V | Bassv at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Bullet | T L Miles | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Fender Electric XII | Alban_Arthuan_Guitar_Set.jpg: Leep77 derivative work: Guitarpop (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom | Andrewa at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Musicmaster | Heckson at French Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Fender Prodigy | Panjigally | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Telecaster Deluxe | Alyson Michalka.jpg: w:User:22ocean, User:Alexfusco5 derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Fender Toronado | Loudribs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Flapamba | Xylosmygame | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gaita | César Sotelo | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Gambang | Tropenmuseum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Geophone | Badagnani (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Ghijak | Bertramz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson 335-S | Tom Bojean | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gibson Barney Kessel | Lightburst | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gibson EB-2 | Mr.Fingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson ES-333 | RenatoRodrigs | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gibson ES-339 | Sven-Sebastian Sajak (Sven0705) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson ES-5 | Carl Perkins. Gibson (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH).jpg: Claude Humbert derivative work: User:Clusternote | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gibson F-5 | 1924 Lloyd Loar F-5 (SN75846), Virzi (SN10002) (2010-09-18 00.27.59 by Joseph Brent).jpg: Joseph Brent from New York, USA 1924 Lloyd Loar F-5 (SN75846), Virzi (SN10002) (2010-09-18 00.28.56 by Joseph | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson G-3 | Segaloco | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson J-45 | Dannygutters | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson Les Paul Doublecut | Sangandongo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson Les Paul Special | A Gibson Man | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson Ripper | Bassdroid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson SG Junior | Gibson_SG_Junior_(1964).jpg: *Gibson_SG_Junior_(1964).png: *Marshall_Plexi_1968_@_FUZZ_Guitar_Show_2008.jpg: Karl Jonsson from Göteborg, Sweden derivative work: Guitarpop (talk) derivative work: Clust | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gibson SG Special | risastla | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Gibson Sonex | Roadside Guitars | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Gibson The Paul | Veradrive at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gong | Ethan Doyle White | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gong | Ethan Doyle White | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet | CasinoKat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gretsch BST 1000 | Ilovefetus22 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird | Antti Salonen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Guitar | Martin Möller | CC BY-SA 2.0 de |
| Guitarrón mexicano | Arent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Gusli | Kamenskiyan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Guzheng | Toglenn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Güiro | Enfo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Güiro | Enfo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Hammond organ | it:user:Salli | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Hardanger Fiddle | Frode Inge Helland | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Harmonica | George Leung | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Harmonium | Boygold | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Heckelphone: Wagner’s Idea, Heckel’s Instrument, Strauss’s Sound | unknown | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Helicon | Matthias Bramboeck | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Helicon | Matthias Bramboeck | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Helmholtz Resonance | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Hurdy-Gurdy | Didier Descouens | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Ibanez Universe | Rachmaninoff | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Ilu | Martimsaintive | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Jackson DK2M | Christian Nurtsch | CC BY-SA 2.0 de |
| Japanese Peace Bell | Rodsan18 | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Kacapi | DiN | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Khanjani | Prateek Pattanaik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Khene | Soinuenea - Herri Musikaren Txokoa | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Kobza | own work | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Komuz | Beknazar Zh at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Kora | KannanShanmugamstudio,Main Road,Kollam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Korg DDD-1 | Korg_DDD-1_played_1.jpg: bjortklingd from sweden Korg_DDD-1_played_2.jpg: bjortklingd from sweden derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Korg Electribe R | Sam Trenholme | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Korg Monologue | medicalfools / David Chancey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Korg Prophecy | Athousandchickens | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Korg Wavestation | Matt Perry | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Langeleik | Øyvind Holmstad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Low Whistle | Neitram | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| MXR Dyna Comp | Roadside Guitars | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Mandolin | No machine-readable author provided. Arent assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Maraca | Dan Moi | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Maraca | Dan Moi | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Mardala | Bibhuti Bhusan Champati | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Marimba | Jen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Marimba | Jen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Mbira | Ji-Elle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Mbira | Ji-Elle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Medici tenor viola | Yair Haklai | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Moog Mother-32 | Doctroid | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Moraharpa | Zeth Johansson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Mridangam | Domtw at French Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Nakkare | Roberto.astuto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Ney | Nerval at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Ngoma | Walther Dobbertin | CC BY-SA 3.0 de |
| Ngoma | Walther Dobbertin | CC BY-SA 3.0 de |
| Ngoni | Lars Curfs (Grashoofd) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Novation X-Station | Novation,_Rhodes,_B3.jpg: Tyler Love from San Francisco, United States derivative work: Shoulder-synth (talk) | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Nyckelharpa | Bernd Schwabe in Hannover | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Oberheim DMX | Alison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Oberheim OB-1 | Brandon Daniel from Sunnyvale, CA, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Oberheim OB-8 | Alison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Oberheim OB-Xa | Alison Cassidy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Oberheim Prommer | Alison Cassidy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Oberheim TVS-1A | Alison Cassidy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Ondes Martenot | 30rKs56MaE at Japanese Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Optigan | PMDrive1061 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| PPG Wave | PPG_WAVE_2.2_(angled).jpg: John R. Southern derivative work: Shoulder-synth (talk) | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Paixiao | 猫猫的日记本 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pakhawaj | Joe Mabel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pakhawaj | Joe Mabel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pandeiro | Alno | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pandeiro | Alno | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Peavey EVH Wolfgang | Mogwai73 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pedal Keyboard | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pedal Keyboard | Gift of Henry and Virginia Pleasants, 1982 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pey au | Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Pinkillu | sguastevi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Pu o Hiro | Joe Ross (Joseph Ross) from Lansing, Michigan | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Pummerin | Gryffindor | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | David Monniaux | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Queen Mary Harp | David Monniaux | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Rickenbacker 330 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Rickenbacker 620 | Brian Krashpad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Riq | Olaf | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Roland JV-1080 | Matt Perry | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Roland MC-09 | Machidatokyojapan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Roland SP-404 | Elperfectoinsecto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Roland XP-50 | Gustavo.paiva | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Rysum Organ | Matthias Süßen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Sabar | Michael Brouwer, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sanshin | Federicolopezfal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Santur | Strange Traveler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Santur | Strange Traveler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Sanxian | Drummerdaemon at en | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Sapeh | Unknown photographer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sarod | Allauddin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sarod | Allauddin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sato | Gentoons (Genevieve Shapiro) | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Sato | Gentoons (Genevieve Shapiro) | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | No machine-readable author provided. Arent assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Saz / Bağlama | No machine-readable author provided. Arent assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sea organ | Andrej Šalov | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Seven-string guitar | Original photograph was uploaded by Gabrielt4e at pt.wikipedia. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Shamisen | DO'Neil at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Sheng | Seasonaldemand | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Shō | Jnn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Silbo Gomero | Akalvin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Simsimiyya | Mansour mohsen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Singing Bowl | דג בלי מלח | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Siter | Glomdal Museum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Siter | Glomdal Museum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Siter | Glomdal Museum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Skor thom | Turaids | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Slit Drum: The Hollow Log Idiophone of Africa, Asia, and Oceania | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Steel tongue drum | Arekusansan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Steelpan | Shanel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Stylophone | Alex Ashbourne | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Suspended Cymbal | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tabla | http://muzyczny.pl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Tabla | http://muzyczny.pl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Tagelharpa | Charliebynum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Talking Drum | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Talking Drum | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tambouras | Phso2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tanpura | Allauddin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tanpura | Allauddin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tar | Rosier | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tar (frame drum) | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tarka | Guanucoluis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tenor Violin | Waralgus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Theremin | Hutschi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tin Whistle | Mendel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tin Whistle | Mendel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tiple | Andrés Cabrera | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tiple | Andrés Cabrera | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tovshuur | Andrew Russeth from New York, New York | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Trutruka | man77 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tubular Bells: Orchestral Chimes from Verdi to The Exorcist | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Tulum | Macukali | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Tungehorn | Glomdal Museum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Turkish Ney | Alessandro dAgostini | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Valiha | Mikael Bodner | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Variophone | IvanK0810 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Veena | File:Black and White Icon of Lady playing Indian instrument Veena.png: Art Projects MKCL KF derivative work: Jerimee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Vihuela | Matthias Gruber at de.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Viola d’Amore | User:Frinck51 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Viola da Gamba: The Bowed, Fretted Voice of the Renaissance and Baroque | unknown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Voice | Dvortygirl, Mysid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Western Concert Flute | Petar Milošević | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Xiao | Victortsang | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Yalamber Baja | Biswash Chamling Rai | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Yamaha DX1 | Globalstatus at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Yamaha PC-50 | C. Thompson User:cat910 | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
| Yamaha V50 | Yamaha V50.jpg: Mika Yrjölä derivative work: Clusternote (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Yueqin | Queensland Museum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Yueqin | Queensland Museum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Zampogna | Joe Lewis from Danville, California | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Zampoña / Siku | Gianni Careddu | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Zang | Regional Archive Nijmegen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Zhonghu | Alex Stoll / Flickr user: N22YF ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/n22yf/ ) | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Zhongruan | Nariz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Zytglogge | Mike Lehmann, Mike Switzerland 13:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| bodhrán | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| cajón | Luislema | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| handpan | Toglenn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| mbira | Ji-Elle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| mellotron | Buzz Andersen from San Francisco, California, United States | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Épinette des Vosges | No machine-readable author provided. Anarkman~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Épinette des Vosges | No machine-readable author provided. Anarkman~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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