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C
Chinese gong
castanets
castanuelas
chac chac
chacha
chadagan
chanter
chantruel
chanza
chanzy
chiboni
chiflo
chonguri
clapping
clarinet
cocoa lute
comb
concertina
conch shell
conchas
contrabass
cornet
coupé drum
cuatro
cuatro antiguo
cutter bamboo
cutter drum
cutter tambourine
cymbals
cántaro con alpargata
A
a paro bagpipe
accordion
alboka
almirez
atabal
autoharp
axe(s)
B
bagpipes
bagpipes (Northumbrian smallpipes)
bagpipes (uilleann pipes)
baian
balaban
bandurria
banjo
banjo (five-string)
banjo (four-string)
banjo (one-string)
banjo ukulele
basi
bass
bass (cello)
bass (double)
bass (electric)
bass drum
bayan
bell(s)
bendir
bodhran
bois sec
boli
bombardino
bones
boom pipe
bottle
bottle and spoon
boula drum
bul bul tarang
byzaanchi
D
dancing
darbaka
demir-khomus
dhantal
dhol
dholak
dhulal
dingle bow
doira
doli
dombra
dool
drum
drum kit
drum(s)
duduk
dulcimer
dulzaina
dumbrak
dutar (dutara)
E
erhu
espasí
F
fiddle
fife
flabiol
flageolet
fluier
flute
four-note quills
frame drum
friction drum
fuller bamboo
fuller drum
G
ghaita
ghang
gidjak (Uzbek spike fiddle)
gimbri
gong
gourd
guitar
guitar (acoustic)
guitar (electric)
guitar (steel)
guitarró
gyjak (Turkmen spike fiddle)
güira
H
hammer
harmonica
harmonium
harp
harpsichord
hoe(s)
horn
I
iarar
idiophone
igil
J
jaleo
jawbone
jew's harp
jug
K
ka drum
kamanjah
kazoo
kettle drum
kharangee
khur
khur (bass)
khur (soprano)
khur (tenor)
kissyn fandyr
kobyz (qylqobyz)
komuz
koshnai
kurai (kuray)
kyl kyiak
L
laúd
limbe
M
makè drum
mandolin
manjira
maracas
marimbula
matalon
melodeon
mouth bow
mouth-popping
N
naqus
nay
O
oboe
organ
oud
P
palito
palmas
pan
panchtor
pandereta
panpipes
patting
payetsa
pennywhistle
percussion
piano
pipes
pitch pipe
pkhachich
platillos
psaltery
Q
qanun
qarqaba
qua qua
quills
R
rabel
recorder
riq
roller drum
roller tambourine
rubab
S
salterio
sarangi
saratov garmon'
saxophone
saz
scraper
scythe
shawm
silbote
sintir
skipping
snare drum
spoon
square frame drum
steel
steel drum
sticks
stomping
T
tabla
tabor
tamboo drum
tambor
tambora
tamboril
tambourine
tanbou bélè
tanbou dibas
tanbur
tapaderas
tar
tassa drum
tavlak
tawat
ten-note quills
tenore
tible
tibwa
tin can
triangle
trombone
trompa vaqueira
trumpet
tuba
tuning fork
txistu
U
uillean pipes
V
vexigu
vielle à roue
violin
voice
W
washboard
washtub
washtub bass
whistle
whistle flute
whistling
woodwinds (unspecified)
X
xeremíes
ximbomba
Y
yodelling
Z
zurna