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Origins of Stringed Instruments

Smithsonian Music

Richard Kurin discusses the evolution of stringed instruments from the ektar to the dutar, sitar, qatar and finally to the guitar.

Yo Yo Ma

Musical Instrument/Sitar

Sitar

Fantastical Garden with Musicians

Morakutti Krishna Lila

Stringed Instrument (Vina Or Tamburi)

Guitar

Sarangi (Musical Instrument)

Musical instrument (qin)

Estudiantina Stringed Instrument

Musical Instrument: Lyre

Seven-stringed lute (qin)

Lyre Guitar

Stringed Musical Instrument "Kirat Vina"

Figure with Lyre

Lyre Guitar

Musical Instrument:"Prasarani Vina"

(Seated Female with Lyre)

Lyre

Lyre Guitar

Woman with Lyre

Musical Instrument: Fiddle And Bow "Sarangi"

Apollo With The Lyre

Molo Musical Instrument

"Oud" Lute

Composite Lute ? Colascioni

Lute (Tanbur.)

Bass Lute

Lute (Tanbur)

Gibson Electric-Acoustic Guitar

Parker Fly Electric Guitar

Garth Brooks' Takamine Guitar

Electric guitar belonging to Chuck Berry, nicknamed "Maybellene"

Stringed Musical Instrument

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