Featured Instruments
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Acrylic Mellotron M400The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in...
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Arnold Dolmetsch Clavichord, HaslemereThe case of this beautiful instrument is made of solid walnut with gold leafed moldings with an...
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ARP 2500 SynthesizerCantos’ ARP 2500 was the instrument used to communicate with the aliens in the motion...
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Buchla - The Electric Music Box - Series 200eThe 200e is the first Midi...
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Buchla BoxOn June 14, 1964, author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) and 13 Merry Pranksters...
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EMS VCS3 PrototypeThe VCS3 (an acronym for Voltage Controlled Studio attempt #3) is a portable analog synthesiser...
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Hungarian CimbalomThe cimbalom's origins date as far back as 720 AD.
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Hurdy GurdyThe hurdy gurdy (also known as a wheel fiddle) is a stringed musical instrument in which the...
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Kimball Theatre OrganDuring the silent movie era and into the early 1930s, theatre organs were built in large numbers...
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Ondes MartenotThe Ondes Martenot is an early electronic musical instrument, invented in 1928 by French cellist...
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OrphicaThis extremely rare instrument was an early portable keyboard that could be carried around and...
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RCA ThereminThe theremin represents the beginning of electronic instruments.
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Roger Luther MoogRoger Luther started sweeping the floors at a href="http://www.moogarchives.com" target="_blank...
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Steinway Rhapsody in Blue Grand PianoThis limited edition art-case piano was built to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of...
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Trasuntino HarpsichordOne of the oldest objects in our collection, this instrument is a rare (one of only seven...
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Zumpe Square PianoJohannes Zumpe was a German immigrant living in England as a piano builder in the late 18th...
The Cantos Music Collection features more than 1,000 artifacts – all of them interesting and significant in one way or another. Of course, not everyone is able to come and see the collection in person, so we’d like to show you a few of our artifacts here in cyberspace. Check back often for new featured instruments.