The Musicology department has a growing collection of instruments from numerous world traditions. Many of the instruments in our collection are regularly played in the course “Traditional Music Workshop,” and are utilized by students in our traditional music ensembles. The collection is here for any student to explore.
Currently, our collection consists of the following instruments:
Trinity College Octave Mandolin. Solid Maple. Distributed by PlayMusic123 and Instrument Alley. Added Spring 2013.
Celtic Folk Harp. 21-String with Knotwork. Sold by Lark in the Morning. Added Spring 2013.
Generation Irish Whistles. Tweaked by Jerry Freeman (Two in Collection). Sold by Jerry Freeman and distributed by Generation. Added Spring 2013.
Concert Gu-zheng. Rosewood and silk (Three in Collection). Made in Shanghai, China; distributed by Clarion Music, CA. Added Spring 2013.
23-String Gu-zheng. Rosewood and silk (One in Collection). Made in Shanghai, China; distributed by Clarion Music, CA. Added Spring 2013.
Dunhuang Bubinga Pipa. Made in Shanghai, China. Added Spring 2013.
Full-Length Guqin. Paulownia Wood. Made in Shanghai, China. Added Spring 2013.
Trinity College Bouzouki. Solid Maple. Distributed by PlayMusic123 and Instrument Alley. Added Spring 2013.
Trinity College Bodhrán. Dark green wood and goatskin head. Made in Ontario, Canada. Added Spring 2013.
Tonggu Drums. (Four in Collection) Made in Shanghai, China; distributed by Clarion Music, CA. Added Spring 2013.
Dunhuang Rosewood Erhu. Two String. Made in Shanghai, China; distributed by Clarion Music, CA. Added Spring 2013.
Rochelle Concertina. Tweaked by Bob Tedrow. Thirty-button Anglo model. Made in France, distributed by Homewood Music, Birmingham, AL. Added Spring 2014.
Deering Folk Banjo. Five String with Resonator. Made by Deering, distributed by Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center. Added Fall 2014.
Deering Tenor Banjo. Four String with Resonator. Made by Deering, distributed by Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center. Added Fall 2014.
Eastman F Mandolin. With braided strap. Two in collection. Distributed by Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center. Added Fall 2014.
Oscar Schmidt Autoharp. Steel Strings, with shoulder strap. Manufactured by Oscar Schmidt, Mendocino, California. Added Fall 2015.
Dreadnought Steel String Acoustic Folk Guitar. Made by Yamaha, Indonesia. Added Fall 2015.
Toca Mahogany Djembe. (4 in collection) SN: 3120134308-A/B/C/D. Made in Indonesia. Added Spring 2017.
Meinl Doumbek Drum (Egyptian-style tabla). SN: HE-3000. Made in Turkey. Added Spring 2017.
Kirtan Portable Harmonium. SN: KPH-01. Made by Musician’s Mall, Ali Akbar College of Music. Added Fall 2017.
Pibgorn. SN: P-201. Made by Gavin Morgan, Cardiff, Wales. Added Spring 2017.
Egyptian Riqq. SN: RIQQ-2301. Made in Egypt. Added Spring 2017.
Remo Frame Drums. (6 in collection, varied sizes) SN: REMO-IC24 A/B/C/D/E/F. Made in Taiwan. Added Spring 2017.
Hindustani (North Indian) tabla. SN: 5555557. Made by Musician’s Mall, Ali Akbar College of Music. Added Spring 2017.
Hindustani (North Indian) sitar. SN: BGC-14. Made by Bhargava & Co., Mumbai, India. Donated to the collection by Thomas Woodham in Fall 2020.