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Origins of Stringed Instruments

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
  • Two Male Figures playing the Horn and Sitar
  • 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
  • Figure with Lyre
  • Lyre Guitar
  • Stringed Musical Instrument "Kirat Vina"
  • 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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