Topic:

Musical Instruments

(The images you see on this page are digital photographs taken of actual
artifacts and objects which belong to the University Museum.)


This instrument is sometimes referred to as a thumb piano. To play this instrument you would pluck the metal pieces with your thumb.

Internet Resources:

Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on Musical Instruments, only the best of the sites that we visited!


Lonely Planet Destinations Web page at:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/
dest/dest.htm


Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments Web page at:
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/
euchmi/


Museum Loan Kits:

A kit is not available for the topic of Musical Instruments.

Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit:
educational loan kits

For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources:

The Museum Explorers Library contains books on Musical Instruments.

Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page.

The following is a list of printed materials about musical instruments which may be available through your library:

No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects:

This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the last three years.

No previous school projects have been completed on Musical Instruments

To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This violin was made by Jack Batts in 1980. Batts was well known in southern Illinois for his skill in making violins. He was from West Frankfort, Illinois.

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