String instrument (8253 bytes)
1: .... In the [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[musical instrument classification]], used in [[organology]], they ar...
3: ==Sound production in string instruments==
4: [[Image:AGK bass1 full.jpg|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the g...
5: ...string instrument to produce sound, its string or strings must vibrate. There are three common ways of bri...
7: ...layed by drawing a [[bow (music)|bow]] across the strings.

Instrument (1571 bytes)
1: [[de:Instrument]]
2: [[nl:Instrument]]
5: An '''instrument''' is a concrete or abstract [[tool]] intended fo...
7: ...urface, or by forcing air to resonate (see [[wind instrument]]).
8: *[[Scientific instrument]]s are devices intended to assist in the conduct ...

Keyboard instrument (2539 bytes)
1: ...t]]s, [[percussion instrument]]s, or [[electronic instrument]]s.
3: The most popular keyboard instruments are probably the [[piano]] and the [[synthesizer...
5: String keyboard instruments:
12: Wind keyboard instruments:
19: Electronic/electromechanical keyboard instruments:

Bugle (instrument) (758 bytes)
3: [[Category:Brass instruments]]
7: The '''bugle''' is one of the simplest [[brass instrument]]s; it is essentially a small [[horn]] with no [[...

Key (instrument) (427 bytes)
1: ...sical instrument]] that is depressed to cause the instrument to create a [[sound]] of a particular [[pitch (mu...

Instrument of Government (974 bytes)
1: The '''Instrument of Government''' was [[England]]'s first codified...
3: The Instrument was adopted on 15 December 1653 and [[Oliver Crom...
5: The Instrument of Government was replace in May 1657 by England'...
8: ...ww.constitution.org/eng/conpur097.htm Text of the Instrument of Government]

B-flat instrument (924 bytes)
1: ... term arises because a C, as a player of a B-flat instrument knows it, sounds as a B-flat by concert pitch.
3: ... In this instance they can be considered a B-flat instrument, however usually they read from the bass clef at ...

Serpent (instrument) (2021 bytes)
1: ...ent. The [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[musical instrument classification]] places it alongside [[trumpet]]s...
3: ...rom the [[18th century]], however, state that the instrument can reach notes over two octaves above middle C.
5: ... replaced in the [[19th century]] by valved brass instruments. Since then, it has hardly been used at all, alt...
7: ...n]]), rather than the curvy shape of the original instrument.
13: [[Category:Brass instruments]]

End instrument (268 bytes)
1: In [[telecommunications]] an '''end instrument''' is a technical term for the piece of equipment...

Transposing instrument (5622 bytes)
2: ...trument is not an actual physical property of the instrument, but entirely a matter of convention.
4: ...osing function are ''not'' considered transposing instruments in the sense of this article.
6: ...out having to know the details of how to play the instrument.
10: ...tch notated to the fingering (or whatever) of the instrument.
12: ...le voice). These are then technically transposing instruments, but people tend not to think of then as such, b...

Bass (instrument) (1338 bytes)
1: ... have in common is that they are the lowest tuned instruments of their respective families.
3: ...musical instrument classification]], categorising instruments is far from simple but examples grouped by gener...
7: ... versions of specific types of brass and woodwind instruments, such as [[bass clarinet]], bass [[trombone]] an...
8: * [[Washtub bass]], a simple folk instrument
10: A [[musician]] playing one of these instruments is often known as a [[bassist]], certainly in th...

Instrument amplifier (6511 bytes)
1: ...ut amplifiers for musical instruments. See also [[instrumentation amplifier]], a type of [[operational amplifi...
6: ... for use with an electric or electronic [[musical instrument]], such as an [[electric guitar]].
13: Instrument amplifiers come in two main forms. The ''combo'' ...
19: The first instrument amplifiers were guitar amplifiers designed for us...
25: ...oard]]s, but it was quickly recognised that other instruments had different requirements to the electric guita...

Wind instrument (2177 bytes)
1: A '''wind instrument''' consists of a tube containing a column of air ...
11: Wind instruments fall into one of the following categories:
13: * [[Brass instrument]]s
14: * [[Woodwind instrument]]s
16: ...f wood, the material used to make the body of the instrument is not always a reliable guide to its family.

Woodwind instrument (3253 bytes)
1: ...ng holes in the body of the instrument. Woodwind instruments were originally made of wood, as the word ''wood...
3: There are three main sorts of woodwind instrument:
5: ...de the [[clarinet]] and [[saxophone]] families of instruments.
6: ...ished, bound reed is inserted into the top of the instrument and vibrates as air is forced between the two pie...
7: ... horn]]) and [[bassoon]] make up the more popular instruments within this family.

Bell (instrument) (5495 bytes)
3: ...sound]]-making device. The bell is a [[percussion instrument]] and an [[idiophone]]. Its form is usually an op...
11: ...y weighing tons. Some bells are used as [[musical instrument]]s, such as clock chimes, [[carillon]]s, or ensem...
23: ....htm zhong] (鐘) which were used as musical instruments. Some of these bells were dated from 2000 to 36...

Sheng (instrument) (2461 bytes)
1: ... ''shēng'') is a [[mouth]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essentially of vertical ...
25: [[Category:Chinese musical instruments]]

Hummel (instrument) (435 bytes)
1: The '''hummel''' is a stringed [[musical instrument]] that was developed in [[Sweden]]. It is relate...
3: The hummel has several strings—typically around ten—along a fretted...
7: [[Category:String instruments]]

Legal instrument (3276 bytes)
1: ...] (domestic) or [[international law]]. Many legal instruments were written ''under seal'' by affixing a wax or...
4: Legal instruments have undergone a progressive process of [[demate...

Ratchet (instrument) (915 bytes)
1: A '''ratchet''' is an orchestral [[musical instrument]] played by [[percussionist]]s. Operating on the ...

Whip (instrument) (1241 bytes)
1: ...'''whip''' or '''slapstick''' is a [[percussion]] instrument consisting of two wooden boards joined by a hinge...
4: A whip is an instrument played by a percussionist that is used in modern ...

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