(of musical instrument)
51Original Musical Instrument Company — The Original Musical Instrument Company (often known as OMI) was formed in 1967 by two of the original Dopyera brothers, Rudy and Emile, to manufacture resonator guitars. The first instruments were branded Hound Dog. In 1970 they again acquired… …
52Kay Musical Instrument Company — was a notably prolific US manufacturer of musical instruments that operated from the 1930s through 1960s.It was formally established in 1931 from the assets of the former Stromberg Voisinet company by businessman Henry Kay Kuhrmeyer. The company… …
53Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation — nihongo|Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation|鈴木楽器製作所|Suzuki Gakki Seisakusho is a Japanese company that produces a range of musical instruments. History Suzuki was founded in 1953, as a harmonica manufacturer. [… …
54Viscount (musical instrument manufacturer) — Viscount is an Italian manufacturer of musical instruments, mainly organs. The company was established over 100 years ago by Antonio Galanti in the small Italian village of Mondaino. Currently, Viscount manufactures numerous models of both pipe… …
55Fife (musical instrument) — A fife is a small, high pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the… …
56Regal (musical instrument) — The regal was a small late medieval portable organ, furnished with beating reeds and having two bellows like a positive organ. In Germany, the name was also given to the reed stops (beating reeds) of a large organ, and more especially the vox… …
57Clapper (musical instrument) — A clapper is a basic form of percussion instrument. It consists of two long solid pieces that are clapped together producing sound. A straightforward instrument to produce and play, they exist in many forms in many different cultures around the… …
58Ranat (musical instrument) — Ranat ( th. ระนาด; also spelled ranad or ranaat ) is the generic name for keyboard percussion instruments used in the music of Thailand. The bars of the various types of ranat may be made from hardwood or bamboo ( ranat ek (ระนาดเอก) and ranat… …
59Hornpipe (musical instrument) — The hornpipe is a woodwind instrument incorporating animal horn around the reed, at the sounding end, or both. It is a single reed instrument, in some cases played with the mouth and in others with a bag. It was also known as the pibcorn, pibgorn …
60Kotar (musical instrument) — See Kotar for disambiguation A kotar is a stringed instrument that is a cross between a guitar and a koto …
