String Instruments - Viola da Gamba

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Bandora and Orpharion

  Bandora (Orpharion)
Wikipedia: Bandora
Wikipedia: Orpharion
Relatives of the Lute: Bandora
The Cittern & Bandora
Bandora Businesses
Google Scholar: Bandora & Orpharion
Google Blogs: Bandora & Orpharion
Google Books: Bandora & Orpharion
Google Images: Bandora & Orpharion
Google Video: Bandora & Orpharion
Bandora Sheet Music
Bandora CDs
Bandora Books

Baryton

  Baryton
Wikipedia: Baryton
International Baryton Society
Walter Rowe and the Earliest Baryton Music
Baryton Businesses
Google Scholar: Baryton
Google Blogs: Baryton
Google Books: Baryton
Google Images: Baryton
Google Video: Baryton
Baryton Sheet Music
Baryton CDs
Baryton Books

Bowed Lyre

  Bowed Lyre
Wikipedia: Crwth
The Crwth
The Welsh Crwth, Its History, and Its Genealogy
The Crwth
The Lyre Project
11th Century round Crwth
Tuning the Lyre and Crwth
Lyre Businesses
Google Scholar: Bowed Lyre
Google Blogs: Bowed Lyre
Google Books: Bowed Lyre
Google Images: Bowed Lyre
Google Video: Bowed Lyre
Lyre CDs
Lyre Books

Cello

  Cello
Wikipedia: Cello
The Baroque Cello
The Cello as an Accompanying Instrument in the 18th Century
The Baroque Cello
Google Directory: Cello
Google Scholar: Baroque Cello
Google Blogs: Baroque Cello
Google Books: Baroque Cello
Google Images: Baroque Cello
Google Video: Baroque Cello
Cello Sheet Music
Cello CDs
Cello Books

Ceterone

  Ceterone
Wikipedia: Ceterone
Google Scholar: Ceterone
Google Books: Ceterone
Google Images: Ceterone

Citole

  Citole
Wikipedia: Citole
The Citole Project
14th Century Citole
The Gittern and Citole
Citole Businesses
Google Scholar: Citole
Google Blogs: Citole
Google Books: Citole
Google Images: Citole
Citole CDs

Cittern

  Cittern
Renaissance Cittern Page
Wikipedia: Cittern
The Cittern & Bandora
Relatives of the Lute - Cittern
Cittern Music in the Sixteenth Centry
Database with tunings for cittern
Database with cittern-containing recordings
So Just What Exactly Is a Cittern, Anyway?
Cittern Businesses
Google Directory: Cittern
Google Scholar: Cittern
Google Blogs: Cittern
Google Books: Cittern
Cittern Picture Gallery -- Old Instruments
Google Images: Cittern
Google Video: Cittern
Cittern Sheet Music
Cittern CDs
Cittern Books

Dulcimer

  Dulcimer
Wikipedia: Hammered dulcimer
Wikipedia: Appalachian dulcimer
The Dulcimer
The Kitchen Musician Website
Hammered Dulcimers
Hammered Dulcimer Base
How to Make and Play a Hammered Dulcimer
EverythingDulcimer.com
The Hammered Dulcimer: History & Background
Google Directory: Dulcimer
Dulcimer WebRing
Hammered Dulcimer WebRing
Dulcimer Businesses
Google Scholar: Dulcimer
Google Blogs: Dulcimer
Google Books: Dulcimer
Google Images: Dulcimer
Google Video: Dulcimer
Dulcimer Sheet Music
Dulcimer CDs
Dulcimer Books

Gittern

  Gittern
Wikipedia: Gittern
The Gittern and Citole
Gittern Businesses
Google Scholar: Gittern
Google Blogs: Gittern
Google Books: Gittern
Google Images: Gittern

Harp

  Harp
The Harp
Historical Harp Society
Wikipedia: Harp
Gaelic Harps & Harpers in Ireland & Scotland
History of the Harp
Early Gaelic Harp
Early Harp Businesses
Google Scholar: Early Harp
Google Blogs: Early Harp
Google Books: Early Harp
Google Images: Early Harp
Google Video: Early Harp
Harp Sheet Music
Harp CDs
Harp Books
Subscribe to Folk Harp Journal (ISFHC)

Lirone

  Lirone
Wikipedia: Lirone
Google Scholar: Lirone
Google Blogs: Lirone
Google Books: Lirone
Google Images: Lirone
Lirone Books

Lute

  Lute
Wikipedia: Lute
The Lute
History of the Lute
Lute Society of America
The Lute Page
Lute
Kenneth Sparr's Home Page
Building a Medieval Lute
Lute instruments
Google Directory: Lute
The Lute Ring
Lute Businesses
Google Scholar: Lute
Google Blogs: Lute
Google Books: Lute
Google Images: Lute
Google Video: Lute
Lute Sheet Music
Lute CDs
Lute Books

Lyre

  Lyre
Wikipedia: Lyre
The Saxon Lyre
Lyre Association of North America
Saxon Lyre
Anglo-Saxon Lyre
To Make a Lyre
The Anglo-Saxon Lyre
Lyre Businesses
Google Scholar: Lyre
Google Blogs: Lyre
Google Books: Lyre
Google Images: Lyre
Google Video: Lyre
Lyre CDs
Lyre Books

Mandolin

  Mandolin
Wikipedia: Mandolin
Mandolin Cafe
Classical Mandolin Society of America
Mandolin Magazine
Mandolin Businesses
Google Directory: Mandolin
Google Scholar: Mandolin
Google Blogs: Mandolin
Google Books: Mandolin
Google Images: Mandolin
Google Video: Mandolin
Mandolin Sheet Music
Mandolin CDs
Mandolin Books
Subscribe to Mandolin Magazine

Mandora

  Mandora
Wikipedia: Mandora
Mandora Music in the Sixteenth Century
Mandora Businesses
Google Scholar: Mandora
Google Blogs: Mandora
Google Books: Mandora
Google Images: Mandora
Mandora CDs

Psaltery

  Psaltery
Wikipedia: Psaltery
The Psaltery
Medieval Instruments: Psalteries
The Psaltery and Dulcimer
Psaltery
Psaltery Businesses
Google Scholar: Psaltery
Google Blogs: Psaltery
Google Books: Psaltery
Google Images: Psaltery
Google Video: Psaltery
Psaltery Sheet Music
Psaltery CDs
Psaltery Books

Rebec

  Rebec
The Rebec
Wikipedia: Rebec
Wikipedia: Kemenche
Rebec
The Rebec Project
Nancy's Rebec
Rebec Businesses
Google Scholar: Rebec
Google Blogs: Rebec
Google Books: Rebec
Google Images: Rebec
Google Video: Rebec
Rebec CDs

Theorbo (Archlute, Chitarrone)

Theorbo, Archlute, and Chitarrone

 
Wikipedia: Theorbo
Wikipedia: Archlute
Theorbo Information Page
German Continuo Theorbo
Theorbo Businesses
Google Scholar: Theorbo
Google Blogs: Theorbo
Google Books: Theorbo
Google Images: Theorbo
Google Video: Theorbo
Theorbo Sheet Music
Theorbo CDs
Theorbo Books

Tromba Marina

  Tromba Marina
Wikipedia: Tromba marina
The Tromba Marina
Tromba Marina
Tromba Marina Information
Tromba Marina
Tromba Marina Businesses
Google Scholar: Tromba Marina
Google Blogs: Tromba Marina
Google Books: Tromba Marina
Google Images: Tromba Marina
Google Video: Tromba Marina

Vielle

  Vielle
Wikipedia: Vielle
Vielle
Vielle Businesses
Google Scholar: Vielle
Google Blogs: Vielle
Google Books: Vielle
Google Images: Vielle
Google Video: Vielle
Vielle CDs
Vielle Books

Vihuela and Guitar

 
Vihuela (Guitar) Wikipedia: Vihuela
Wikipedia: Baroque guitar
The Guitar and Vihuela
Relatives of the Lute: Renaissance Guitar
Sixteenth-Century Printed Tablatures for the Lute, Guitar, and Vihuela
Baroque Guitar for the Modern Performer: A Practical Compromise
Vihuela Music in the Sixteenth Century
The Vihuela and the Guitar in the XVI Century
Kenneth Sparr's Home Page
Vihuela Businesses
Google Directory: Early Guitars
Google Scholar: Vihuela
Google Blogs: Vihuela
Google Books: Vihuela
Google Images: Vihuela
Google Video: Vihuela
Early Music for the Classical Guitar
Vihuela Sheet Music
Vihuela CDs
Vihuela Books

Viola

  Viola
Wikipedia: Viola
Google Directory: Viola
Google Scholar: Baroque Viola
Google Blogs: Baroque Viola
Google Books: Baroque Viola
Google Images: Baroque Viola
Google Video: Baroque Viola
Viola Sheet Music
Viola CDs
Viola Books

Viola da Gamba

  Viola da Gamba
Wikipedia: Viol
The Viol
The Gamba
Viola da Gamba Society of America
Viola da Gamba Society
Australian Viola da Gamba Society
Viola da Gamba Society of France
Federation of Viola da Gamba Societies
Viols in Our Schools
Historical treatises on viola da gamba
The Viola da Gamba
Joëlle Morton Historical Bass Website
Viola da Gamba Bibliography
Lyra Viol's Alive!
Viols mailing list
Viola da Gamba Businesses
Google Scholar: Viola da Gamba
Google Blogs: Viola da Gamba
Google Books: Viola da Gamba
Google Images: Viola da Gamba
Google Video: Viola da Gamba
Viol Sheet Music
Viol CDs
Viol Books

Viola d'Amore

  Viola d'Amore
Wikipedia: Viola d'amore
The Hidden World of the Viola d'Amore
Viola d'Amore Society of America
Viola d'Amore Businesses
Google Scholar: Viola d'Amore
Google Blogs: Viola d'Amore
Google Books: Viola d'Amore
Google Images: Viola d'Amore
Google Video: Viola d'Amore
Viola d'Amore Sheet Music
Viola d'Amore CDs
Viola d'Amore Books

Violin

  Violin
Wikipedia: Baroque violin
Wikipedia: Violin
Violins and Viols
Preparing Your Instrument for Historical Performance
Early Baroque Violin Practice
The Monteverdi violins
Early Violin Businesses
Google Directory: Violin
Google Scholar: Early Violin
Google Blogs: Early Violin
Google Books: Early Violin
Google Images: Baroque Violin
Google Video: Early Violin
Violin Sheet Music
Violin CDs
Violin Books

Violone

  Violone
Wikipedia: Violone
Wikipedia: Double bass
The Double Bass and Violone Internet Archive
Historical Bass
Double Bass
Violone Businesses
Google Scholar: Violone
Google Blogs: Violone
Google Books: Violone
Google Images: Violone
Google Video: Violone
Violone Sheet Music
Violone CDs
Violone Books

Other
Wikipedia: String instrument
Orpheon Foundation Museum of Historical Musical Instruments
Atlas of Plucked Instruments
Early String Instruments
Medieval and Tudor string instruments
Google Scholar: Early String Instruments
Google Blogs: Early String Instruments
Google Books: Early String Instruments
Google Images: Early String Instruments
Google Video: Early String Instrument
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