We all know the names of common musical instruments, but this list of 11 unusual musical instruments with weird names will show you that there are some out there you’ve never seen or heard about.

The group cdza creates the best musical "puns" around, creating a harmonious "sympunny" by combining the names of artists and particular instruments. Feast your eyes and ears on the video by cdza ...

“Cello," formerly written “’cello,” is a shortening of Italian “violoncello,” diminutive of “violone,” the older name for the string bass. The contrabass, also known as the double bass, is an octave ...

So why do musical instruments continue to demand such high prices? Here are a few features of an instrument which might add to its overall worth... Let’s use violins as an example: Stradivarius and ...

For many, the name Yamaha may conjure to mind two very distinct images: that of refined, elegant musical instruments like a piano, or the shining frame of a powerful motorcycle. Rest assured ...

Similar instruments were sold by the Marxochime Colony, New Troy, Michigan, under the names Pianoette, Pianolin, Sol-o-lin and Violin Uke. Other names sometimes encountered include Banjolin and ...