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Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China — Top of a bridge pin
China
2nd–1st century BCE

Guitar, Manuel Ramírez Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, ivory or bone, Spanish — Guitar
Manuel Ramírez
Santos Hernández
1912

String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti), Wood, fiber, Holo peoples — String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti)
Holo peoples
19th–20th century

Cittern, Joachim Tielke German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, German — Cittern
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685

String Instrument

Puerto Rican

Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese — Pipa (琵琶 )
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century

Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan — Sgra-Snyan
Tibetan
14th–16th century

Rebecchino, Boxwood, rosewood, ebony, Italian — Rebecchino
Italian
ca. 1420

Su̧ng (ซึง), Wood, wire, Thai — Su̧ng (ซึง)
Thai
20th century

Electric Guitar, Steinberger Sound, “Steinberger blend” graphite and carbon fiber mix, metal, American — Electric Guitar
Steinberger Sound
mid 1980s

Gunibri, Wood, goat hide, metal, horn, possibly Egyptian — Gunibri
possibly Egyptian
19th century

Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese) — Sesando
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century

Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese — Saùng-Gauk
Burmese
19th century

Archlute, David Tecchler Austrian, active Italy, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, Italian — Archlute
David Tecchler
ca. 1725

Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian — Guitar
Attributed to Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century

Ichigen-kin (一絃琴), Kasuke Satake Japanese, Wood, ivory, shell, coral, gut, Japanese — Ichigen-kin (一絃琴)
Kasuke Satake
19th century

Kŏmun'go, Kim Kwang Ju (?) Korean, Wood, various materials, Korean — Kŏmun'go
Kim Kwang Ju
ca. 1980

Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, string, Indian (Bengal) — Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
ca. 1885

Gusle, Wood, horsehair string, Serbian — Gusle
Serbian
ca. 1930

Clavichord, Christian Kintzing German, Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal, German — Clavichord
Attributed to Christian Kintzing
1763

Lyre Guitar, Joseph Pons (probably a son of César Pons) French, Mahogany, spruce, ebony, brass, nickel-silver, gilding, French — Lyre Guitar
Possibly Joseph Pons
ca. 1805

Chongak Kayagum, Kim Kwang Ju Korean, Wood, silk, cotton, Korean — Chongak Kayagum
Kim Kwang Ju
ca. 1980

Shamisen (三味線), Shigemoto, Isohachi Japanese, Wood, cloth, skin, Japanese — Shamisen (三味線)
Shigemoto, Isohachi
ca. 1875

Stringed Instrument, Turtle shell and wood, 4 strings., Arabian — Stringed Instrument
Arabian
late 19th century

Guitar, Joseph de Frías Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, mother-of-pearl, Spanish — Guitar
Attributed to Joseph de Frías
ca. 1780

Rondador, Condor feathers, bamboo, cotton string, Ecuador — Rondador
Ecuador
ca. 1960

Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French — Guitar
attributed to Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697

TU-BA-PHONE DELUXE model banjo, serial no. 51577, Vega Company American, Wood, metal, bone, ivoroid, mother-of-pearl — TU-BA-PHONE DELUXE model banjo, serial no. 51577
Vega Company
ca. 1924

Stringed Instrument, Wood, Arabian — Stringed Instrument
Arabian
late 19th century

Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People — Nyonganyonga
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900

Ukulele, Mahogany, hardwood, metal, Hawai'i — Ukulele
Hawai'i
ca. 1880

Guitar, Matteo Sellas German, active Italy, Spruce, bone, parchment, snakewood, ivory, Italian — Guitar
Attributed to Matteo Sellas
ca. 1630–50

Guitar, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, Italian — Guitar
Italian
ca. 1800

Seven String Bass Viol, Nicolas Bertrand French, Maple, spruce, French — Seven String Bass Viol
Nicolas Bertrand
1720

Rabāba, Coconut shell, wood, hide, ebony, pearl, iron, horsehair, Egyptian — Rabāba
Egyptian
late 19th century

Double Horn in F / B-flat, Eduard Kruspe German, Brass, nickel-silver, German — Double Horn in F / B-flat
Eduard Kruspe
1904–19

Stringed Instrument (Qanbus), Wood, hide, Arabian — Stringed Instrument (Qanbus)
Arabian
late 19th century

Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat, John F. Stratton American, Nickel-silver, American — Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat
John F. Stratton
ca. 1880

đàn K'ni, Quốc Hùng Nguyễn Vietnamese, Bamboo for the body; Rosewood for the tuning peg & the base; Metal string for the string; Bamboo for the bows, Vietnamese — đàn K'ni
Quốc Hùng Nguyễn
2025

Violin, Philip Henry Holmes American, Wood, American — Violin
Philip Henry Holmes
1885

Sitar, Wood, shell, Indian — Sitar
Indian
late 19th Century

"Amaryllis Fleming" Cello, Brothers Amati Italian, Spruce, maple, varnish, ebony, gut, metal, Italian — "Amaryllis Fleming" Cello
Brothers Amati
1610–20

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