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An instrument is a concrete or abstract tool intended for a purpose other than mechanical work, in particular a refined one.
- Musical instruments are devices designed to produce music, frequently by plucking or striking a string or bell or drum surface, or by forcing air to resonate (see wind instrument).
- Scientific instruments are devices intended to assist in the conduct of science. An example would be the test tubes and other glassware one might find in a chemistry or biology laboratory.
- Measuring instruments are devices used to measure or compare the magnitude of physical properties, such as voltmeters, speedometers, etc.
- Analytical instruments are devices used to measure multiple or complex material properties, such as mass spectrometers.
- Medical instruments are devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, such as stethoscopes.
- Instruments of torture is a term for the means whereby some act of torture is accomplished.
- Legal instruments are documents used to formally document various types of transactions or confirm certain statuses for specific purposes, such as confirming contractual relations, civil status, etc. Examples include wills, writs, court order, contracts, treaties, marriage licenses and driver's licenses.
- Financial instruments are documents used to formally document various types of financial transactions. Examples include loan agreements, bonds, mortgages, stocks and floating charges.
- Negotiable instruments are a class of documents evidencing promises or orders to pay a certain sum of money.
- In statistics, an instrument is an instrumental variable.
- A statutory instrument refers to a regulation or other secondary legislation passed pursuant to authority given by primary legislation.
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TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 | NATIVE INSTRUMENTS : DJ: http://bit.ly/1H7TTl
chinoataku (Luis Diez Roza) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:59 -0000
TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 | NATIVE INSTRUMENTS : DJ: http://bit.ly/1H7TTl
Issues Derivative Instruments - http://tinyurl.com/yzb2clp
debtcollectlaw (Lenox) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:53 -0000
Issues Derivative Instruments - http://tinyurl.com/yzb2clp
@AlexGoose I feel the same way about sampling. I really want to just play the actual instruments becuase choppin' gets ridiculous
mpc2000 (mpc2000) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:32 -0000
@AlexGoose I feel the same way about sampling. I really want to just play the actual instruments becuase choppin' gets ridiculous
So many members and Instruments...that's talent
Jaredmecium (Jared Clarke) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:40:53 -0000
So many members and Instruments...that's talent
Financial instruments (mortgage, insurance, investments) need to be viewed in concert with each other and not as isolated instruments.
RyanLandgraff (Ryan Landgraff, M.Ed) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:37:22 -0000
Financial instruments (mortgage, insurance, investments) need to be viewed in concert with each other and not as isolated instruments.
we're learning about instruments in music theory. :)
kailynnn (Kailyn) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:37:20 -0000
we're learning about instruments in music theory. :)
Cobbe Collection, The - Surrey, England: Collection of historic keyboard instruments with composer connections. Recital programme.
Meta Description: [ 38 historic keyboard instruments by important instrument makers, can be seen in beautiful 18th century surroundings at the National Trust house, Hatchlands Park, Surrey, England. Composer associations include Purcell, J.C. Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Mahler, Elgar - the largest group of its kind in the... ]
Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments - A museum in Scotland open to the public. Contains 1000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe, and distant lands.
Meta Description: [ Welcome and index page for the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, a museum open to the public and the largest and most comprehensive collection of musical instruments in Scotland, UK. ]
Empire State Theatre and Musical Instrument Museum - Syracuse, New York; features a working Wurlitzer theater organ: includes location and membership information.
Finchcocks Living Museum of Music - Kent, UK: Keyboard instruments from 18th and 19th centuries, chamber organs, harpsichords, virginals, spinets and clavichords.
Instrument Encyclopedia - Stearns Collection - Musical instruments from around the world including over 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan.
International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections - Information is jointly provided by The International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections and by The American Musical Instrument Society.
Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of the Claremont Colleges - Houses over 1,400 American, European and ethnic instruments dating from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Includes photos, an indexed list and the location.
Mandolin Melodies Museum - Nagoya, Japan; exhibits instruments and recordings from around the world.
Moeginomura Museum Hall of Halls - Collects and exhibits automatic musical instruments, antique music boxes and traditional Japanese tableware. Located in Kiyosato, Japan.
Music House Museum - (Acme, MI: near Traverse City) preserves and restores mechanical musical instruments.
Meta Description: [ Music House Museum is located in Traverse City Michigan ]
Musikhistorisk Museum - The Museum of Musical Instruments in Copenhagen. Information in English and Danish.
Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig (Germany) - Museum established in the early 1900s, largely destroyed in World War II, and rebuilt since then to provide an accurate perspective of the development of musical instruments in Europe from Renaissance up until the present day. Images and sound files of select pieces are available on site.
National Music Museum - At the University of South Dakota, this collection includes instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods.
Meta Description: [ The National Music Museum features world-reknowned collections of musical instruments and related materials in a museum and
research center located on the campus of The University of South Dakota in
Vermillion. ]
Orpheon Foundation - Offers traveling exhibits, concerts, and music courses based around a collection of baroque-era musical instruments: includes calendar of events.
Meta Description: [ In the near future a new public museum will be inaugurated which will house some collections of ancient musical instruments. The most radically innovative aspect of this museum is that the instruments will be fully employed in the service of music: it is ]
Ringve Museum - National museum (Norway) for music and musical instruments with collections from all over the world. Located at Ringve Manor in Trondheim.
Smithsonian Magazine: It's a Wurlitzer - Article about a theatre organ on display.
Stiftelsen Musikkulturens Främjande - The Nydahl Collection - Located in Stockholm, Sweden. Houses manuscripts, scores, letters and other music-related material; and approximately 550 old instruments, of which 75 are keyboards, dating from the 16th century up to the 1940's.
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The Band Museum - Pine Bluff, Arkansas: includes pictures of vintage and antique band instruments.
The Musical Museum - London, England: Describes it collection of automatic mechanical musical instruments; activities; volunteer opportunities; and links.
Meta Description: [ The Musical Museum, Brentford, Middlesex, UK, The Musical Museum, London, The Frank Holland collection ]
Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum - Describes ukulele history: includes events, artists, membership information, and online shop.
Whittaker's Musical Museum - (Waiheke Island, New Zealand) Displays and demonstrates instruments from the last 400 years.
Meta Description: [ Whittaker's Musical Museum on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. See the instruments being played, live.
Rare and unusual instruments restored, swapped, and sold. Teaching resources for schools. Piano tuning. Video of the show for sale. ]
World Of Accordions Museum - Featuring about 1000 instruments, artifacts, a gift shop, and a library. Includes events, publications, memberships, and volunteer opportunities. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, United States.
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments - Holdings comprised of instruments, accessories and related items, the majority of which document the Western European and American art music tradition.
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