Musical Instruments
11 catalogued entries
Instruments are the only objects in the catalogue where girth is functionally load-bearing on the output. A larger body moves more air and produces a lower note; the width is the sound. This is the one section where the editors can point at a subject and say the girth is doing something audible, which is more than can be said for most of the archive.
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Ukulele
A small, four-stringed instrument of the guitar family, originating in Hawaii, characterized by a figure-eight body whose lower bout exhibits a depth…
2026-10-25 -
Sousaphone
A helicon-style brass instrument of the marching band tradition, coiled around itself and terminating in a forward-facing bell of real diameter…
2026-10-20 -
Acoustic Guitar
A hollow-bodied stringed instrument whose lower bout exhibits a pronounced outward swell, widening dramatically past the waist before resolving into…
2026-09-23 -
Banjo
A stringed musical instrument of rotund acoustics, characterized by a circular body and a neck that extends outward like a declaration of intent.
2026-09-18 -
Fender Stratocaster
A solid-body electric guitar with a contoured shape, known for its sleek and streamlined curvature.
2026-08-01 -
French Horn
A coiled brass aerophone of the orchestral family, characterized by a wide, flared bell and a body that has been folded back upon itself so many…
2026-07-23 -
Cello
A bowed string instrument of the violin family, pitched below the viola, distinguished by a lower bout so generously curved that luthiers have…
2026-06-18 -
Double Bass
The largest and lowest-voiced member of the orchestral string family, standing roughly six feet in full playing position, whose upper bout, waist…
2026-06-16 -
Steinway Concert Grand
A concert grand piano of the Steinway & Sons lineage, measuring approximately 274 centimeters stem to stern, whose rear curve, where lid meets tail…
2026-05-24 -
Contrabass Tuba
The lowest-pitched member of the tuba family, pitched in BBb or CC, distinguished by a bore so wide and a bell so flared that the instrument, viewed…
2026-05-16 -
Maraca
A handheld percussion instrument of Latin American origin, consisting of a dried or leather-wrapped gourd body packed with seeds or pellets and…
2026-05-08