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Accumulated Accordian Annotations

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/phoebe/mosaic/accordion.html

Provides information on accordions, concertinas, and all free-reed instruments. Includes where to purchase instruments, where to study, and where to get accordion music. Also includes a bibliography of books about accordions.

Autoharp Page

http://www.autoharp.org/harppage

Brought to you by the Cyberpluckers, this site tells you everything you want to know about the autoharp, including publications, recordings, concert and festival schedules, and how to buy and get started playing an autoharp.">Brought to you by the Cyberpluckers, this site tells you everything you want to know about the autoharp, including publications, recordings, concert and festival schedules, and how to buy and get started playing an autoharp.Bodhran Page

http://celtic.stanford.edu:80/instruments/bodhran/

Focuses on an Irish musical instrument_the bodhran, a goat-skin drum. Includes everything from making, buying, and caring for a bodhran to learning how to play. Provides information on bodhran players, recordings, and concerts.

Bottom Line Archive

http://syy.oulu.fi/tbl.html

Electronic version of this magazine for electric bassists. Features articles for the practicing electric bass player. Contains all back issues. Also offers photos of musicians and links to various bassists' home pages.

CONCERTINA!

http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~tkoosman/boxlinks.html

The concertina is a free-reed, bellows-operated instrument related to the accordion. This site contains links to Web sites for concertina or would-be concertina players. Includes information on associated music forms, such as Irish and Morris Dance music, as well as links to tune books.

Digeridoo Page

http://www.well.com/user/nhunter/didj/index.html

Provides information about modern musicians who use the digeridoo_an Australian aboriginal instrument_in their music. Contains artist biographies, discographies, and record labels.

Drums and Percussion Page

http://www.cse.ogi.edu/Drum/

Targets the active drummer or percussionist in all genres of music. Offers transcriptions of drum and percussion pieces, a searchable list of percussionists on the Net, a directory of drum and percussion-related organizations, assorted articles and bibliographies, FAQs, jokes, and links to other drum sites.

GUITAR.NET

http://www.netcentral.net/guitar/index.html

Offers instruction via the guitar chord of the week (including sound clip) for those learning guitar. Lets you ask Abe Wechter questions. Also provides access to many files from the Online Guitar Archives.

Harmonica World

http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~mshige/

A harmonica page located in Japan. Provides harmonica photos and sounds, as well as information on harmonica players, CDs, concerts, and even a harmonica festival. Represents all styles of music, although blues and classical predominate.

Harp Page

http://www.tns.lcs.mit.edu/harp/harp.html

Targets the harp or folk harp enthusiast. Includes information on harp societies, publications, and events, as well as links to various harpists' home pages and shops where you can obtain harps.

Historical Harp Society Page

http://www.tns.lcs.mit.edu/harp/HHS/

Promotes the appreciation and use of historical harps (that is, non-modern, folk and art music harps). Contains details about the Society's history, purpose, membership, and—of special interest to historical harp enthusiasts—information about the Annual Historical Harp Conference and Workshop.

Horn Players' FAQ

http://www.io.com/~rboerger/IHSfaq.html

Provides answers to commonly asked questions about the French horn. Here, you can find lists of horn music, manufacturers, and dealers, as well as tips on performance techniques and information about horn summer camps and other horn-related Web sites.

IDRS WWW

http://idrs.colorado.edu/

International Double Reed Society online. Provides information for double reed players (oboists, bassoonists). Contains information on the society, its conference, and membership. Also offers online editions of their two publications, the Double Reed and the Journal of the International Double Reed Society, which contain many articles of interest to practicing musicians, from current and back issues.

Lark in the Morning

http://www.mhs.mendocino.k12.ca.us/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/larkhp.html

Provides information on music instruments for the performance of all types of acoustic music. Provides a wide selection of instruments, books, recordings, and videos for purchase. Also contains various informative articles.

Musicmaker's Kits, Inc.

http://www.primenet.com/~musikit/

Displays online catalog of instruments, providing descriptions and sound samples with each image.

Phillip Mann's Banjo Tab Collection and Bluegrass Information Site

http://bluegrassbanjo.com

or with AOL's browser, try
http://192.41.28.84/bluegrass


Contains a collection of banjo tablatures and a variety of other banjo and bluegrass-related information. Also includes Tab Transcriber, a program that transcribes midi files for you.

Piano Page

http://www.ptg.org/

Advice and suggestions on everything from buying a piano to its maintenance and service needs. Includes information on humidity control, voicing, and more. Also features the Piano Technicians Guild.

Violette Instruments

http://www.lightlink.com/violette/

Marti Violette is a builder of custom electric basses. You can view and order his products from this site. There are also many other bass-related links here.

Wayne's Lute Page

http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/lute.html

Offers a collection of lute information. Includes a gallery of old lute art works and photos of new lutes, as well as additional photos of various harps and bagpipes.