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Various representations of string instruments like violins and guitars, featuring silhouettes, close-ups, and colorful illustrations showcasing musical themes.

Violins in a violin maker's workshop
Violins in a violin maker's workshop
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Musical guitar isolated on the white backgroundLuteHappy wooden cartoon harp with a smiling face in a Music concept with the word - Music alongside, isolated on whiteguitarViolin. Violin without tailpiece.Shiny trumpet brass instrument against dark background. (Detail of trumpet)back view of electric guitar isolated on white backgroundGeige mit Bogen Geige mit Bogen im Detail, Old violine in detail with a note sheet in background Copyright: xZoonar.com/Teamarbeitx 222957Close-up of the keys of a pianoClose-up of violin on tableClassic music Sax tenor saxophone and clarinet in black backgroundSound Hole and Acoustic Guitar String and Pickguard and Fingerboard and Fret in Close Up Viewisolated white abstract guitar from black background. white abstract guitar on black backgroundMusic Instrument. Vector illustrationHorn in F. Dimensions: Diameter (Of bell): 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm). Maker: Ignaz Lorenz (Austrian, Linz 1827-1886 Vienna). Date: ca. 1860. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Welsh Triple Harp 18th century () British (Welsh). Welsh Triple Harp 505020Percussion instruments vector silhouette setAccordion icon. Isometric illustration of accordion vector icon for web. Accordion icon, isometric styleTrumpet"Xiangpus Treasure" Guqin (?? ) mid 19th century Chinese The quqin (ancient zither), Chinas ancient and venerated 7-stringed zither, during its long history has taken several forms. For many, the double-waisted profile of the classic “Confucian style" qin is the most familiar of the twelve or so that appear. This example known as a "banana leaf style" ( ??) or Jiaoye pattern, is a popular variation taking its name from its undulating sides. Other construction elements like the 13 mother-of-pearl buttons (hui) that indicate finger positions remain the same. Two inscriptions, one referencing the owner's discovery of the instrument in 1872 and its restoration, the other relating the story of Zhong Ziqi and Yu Boya appear on the back along with a seal bearing the instrument's name, "Xiangpu's Treasure".. "Xiangpus Treasure" Guqin (?? ). Chinese. mid 19th century. wutong wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, silk, jade. Hebei, China. Chordophone-Zither-plucked-long zitherRed Electric Guitar on Red FabricPiano, piano keyboardTreble Viol 1726 Jean Ouvrard This treble viol retains its original neck, fingerboard, and tailpiece, and is a rare example of a professional musician's instrument in unaltered condition. Viols were the most esteemed bowed instruments of the late Renaissance, and only gradually displaced by the violin family in the eighteenth century. Viols feature flat backs, sloping shoulders, and six or seven strings, all features which distinguish them from members of the violin family. All viols are played in an upright position between the knees, or da gamba ("at the leg"), and the bow is held palm upwards. Their sound is quieter and less brilliant than that of the violin family, yet considered more pleasing to the ear by Renaissance humanists. Chamber music for consorts of four to six viols was composed during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and solo works for the bass viol were played until nearly the end of the 18th century.. Treble Viol 501556Senior expert violin maker luthier, wrinkled old hand varnish with brush classic handmade violin paint natural ingredient recipe in Cremona Italy home of best artisan of this kind, macro close up, selective focus, bokehPiano keyboard. Realistic music instrument top view grand piano keyboard or synthesizer and musical notes vector template. Musical creative concept, design for recording studio on white background. Piano keyboard. Realistic music instrument top view grand piano keyboard or synthesizer and musical notes vector templateGuitar 1797 Benito Sanchez de Aguilera Spanish This instrument was made by Benito Sanchez in Madrid in 1797. Towards the end of the 18th century most Spanish guitars had longer necks relative to the scale-length, in this case the guitar has a shorter body, accentuating the curves of the sides as a consequence. These accentuated curves would become an increasingly popular feature in early 19th-century guitar making in Madrid. Although the head and bridge are replacements, there is no reason to suppose that this was ever anything other than a six-course guitar. (Daniel Wheeldon, 2016)Technical description: Twelve string (six double course) guitar; two-piece pine top with rosewood binding and purfling of pine/rosewood/p/r, sound hole diameter of 83.55 mm with a binding of rosewood/pine/r/p/R/p/R/p/r/p/r r/p/r, rosewood mustachio tie bridge (probably not original); three-piece cypress back with rosewood spacers and binding; two-piece cypress ribs with rosewood spacer; mahogany (Spanish cedSaxophone, music instrument, saxophones, music instrumentArrangement of musical instruments in the "House music" exhibition. .Cartoon classical jazz musical electric acoustic instruments, guitars, bongo drums, cello, saxophone, microphone, drum kit isolated. Music group equipment instrument vector set collection. Cartoon musical instruments, guitars, bongo drums, cello, saxophone, microphone, drum kit isolated. Music instrument vector collectionCloseup Of A TrumpetBass Viol 18th century Possibly by Matthias Humel German The viol and violin families both consist of bowed string instruments with hourglass silhouettes, but the two differ in the number of strings (four for the violin family, usually six for the viols), the tuning of the strings, and details of their shapes (thicker ribs and sloping shoulders for the viols, several shapes of soundholes for viols versus S-shaped soundholes for violins, flat backs for viols versus arched backs for violins, as well as far more variety of outlines for viols than violins). Viols have frets on their fingerboards, a feature that endeared the viol to amateur players then and now. All sizes of viols are played upright either between the legs or resting on them, and the bow is held underhand, so that the stronger bow stroke is the up bow, unlike the violin, whose more powerful motion is the down bow. Beginning in the late fifteenth century, viol consorts played all manner of notated western European polyphony,Banjo icon white isolated on green background. Vector illustration. Banjo icon greenA vector illustration of different musical instruments iconsflat design colored copper brass alto saxophone illustration. vector colored flat style copper brass alto saxophone illustrationSaxophone musical instrument font L letter. Orchestra acoustic sax latin alphabet symbol, sound festival brass equipment or musician classic musical instrument English ABC vector font typeset letter. Saxophone musical instrument font L letterMusical guitar isolated on the white backgroundGuitarMortar to grind herbs. Kitchenware icon. Mortars and pestle. Mixing herbal medicine icon. Pharmacy logo. Mortar and pusher for herb grinding. Medicine bowl. Healthy food, meal concept.Guitar logo flat design vector templateDas Innere eines königlichen Flügels. Nahaufnahme. Inside of royal grand piano. Close-up view. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23287749Acoustic guitar on a black background; United States of AmericaguitarPedal Harp. Culture: French. Dimensions: H. 156.5 cm (61 5/8 in.); Pillar length. 135.5 cm (53 3/8 in); Soundboard resonating length. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.); Soundboard greatest width 33 cm (13 in.); Strings sounding length: longest (approx.) 142 cm (55 7/8 in.), shortest 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); c2 30.5 cm (12 in.). Manufacturer: Renault & Chatelain. Date: second half 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Guitar on the grunge background. Vector illustration.Retro poster for cover design. Musical instrument. Business concept. Modern vector illustration. Graphic vector art. Doodle piano.. Retro poster for cover design. Musical instrument. Modern vector illustration. Graphic vector art.Viola da Gamba. hand drawn music instrument electric piano or synthesizer. Vector illustration for music banner, jazz background.a Spanish guitar, and a glass of wine, two typical symbols of SpainSaxophoneClassical guitar on white background. Classical guitar on white background. Vector illustration Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxxPavlovx 5656593Cistre, Guillaume le Blond (attributed to), c. 1780 Cister, with mother -of -pearl and ebony inlaid. In the reverberation hole an ornament of wood or paper-mâché. A cap of one of the ten strings is missing. Dunkirk softwood. maple (wood). ebony (wood). metal. ivory. mother of pearl. paper Cister, with mother -of -pearl and ebony inlaid. In the reverberation hole an ornament of wood or paper-mâché. A cap of one of the ten strings is missing. Dunkirk softwood. maple (wood). ebony (wood). metal. ivory. mother of pearl. paperCornet a Pistons in B-flat. Culture: French. Dimensions: 12 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (32.4 × 23.8 × 34.3 cm)Diameter (Of bell): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). Maker: Auguste Raoux (French, Paris 1795-1871). Date: 1845-50.The instrument is a variant of the cornet a pistons, called Neocor; it features an upward pointing bell that is movably attached to the first valve; it comes with 2 shanks, 5 terminal crooks and a narrow shank for the crooks, permitting the instrument to be converted into the pitches Bb, A, Ab, G, F, E, and Eb; the cornet has 3 Stoelzel valves, which deepen the pitch by l, 1/2. and 1-1/2 steps respectively. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Detail of a gold colored saxophone on a black backgroundPiano keyboard. Outline keyboard for music. Keys of synthesizer. Piano top view. Icon of black and white keys of instrument. Pictogram illustration for jazz, orchestra, pianoforte, school. Vectorsketch of an acoustic guitar Hand horn trumpet icon. Realistic illustration of hand horn trumpet vector icon for web design isolated on white background. Hand horn trumpet icon, realistic styleViolin Viola Fiddle Cello bass Contrabass music instrument silhouette logo design inspirationGUITAR ICON VECTOR ILLUSTRATION SYMBOL DESIGNThe xylophone and two mallets isolated on the white background.Cartoon contrabass, double bass groovy musical instrument character with smiling face and bow in hand playing classic music. Isolated vector musician equipment personage ready for orchestra concert. Cartoon contrabass musical instrument characterVintage guitar silhouette with tree branches illustration.The Old Violin. Dated: 1886. Dimensions: overall: 96.5 x 60 cm (38 x 23 5/8 in.) framed: 119.7 x 84.1 x 5.1 cm (47 1/8 x 33 1/8 x 2 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Michael Harnett.Farbiges Trompetenspielzeug, 3D-Rendering Colored Trumpet Toy, 3D rendering isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/natatravelx 22889738Violin player isolated on whiteMusic instrument flat vector icons. Music instrument flat vector icons. Guitar and piano, trumpet and microphone illustrationGuitar logo template vector icon illustrationStill life with old double bass, violin and historic photo camera in country style, Russia, EuropePiano and Electronic piano keyboard with black backgrounds. Closeup of black and white piano keys, copy space, bannerDivision Viol 1629 Henry Smith British. Division Viol. British. 1629. Wood. London, England, United Kingdom. Chordophone-Lute-bowed-frettedOld Spanish viola in perfect condition - 200 years oldA red electric guitar stands between a microphone and a Vox amplifier in a recording studio, with various audio equipment in the background.Turkey Ephesus market display of stinged musical instrumentsisolated transparent guitar image isolated transparent guitar image Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 9642284Fractalius rendering of a 1970´s Gibson J200 acoustic guitar.Guitars for sale, Puebla, Mexico.Electric guitar and vintage amplifierLazio Roma Rome Museo degli Strumenti Musicali32. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Saxophone And Notes Saxophone on the notes Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxSkatx 14112701Musical notes, drawn in sandLuthier testing a violin, violin maker's shop in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeA blue place settingSetar. Culture: Iranian (Persian). Dimensions: Overall: 12.3 x 12 x 74 cm (4 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 29 1/8 in.). Maker: attributed to Haj Taher. Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.female hands playing piano closeupGuitar icon set. Cartoon set of guitar vector icons for web design isolated on white background. Guitar icon set, cartoon styleValve Trumpet in B-flat 19th century German. Valve Trumpet in B-flat 501421Floret pressed flowerCetera, by Antonius Stradivarius. An Italian Cither dated from 1700, this belonged to the violinist Alard.Cartoon funny harp character. Isolated vector plucked stringed instrument personage. Musical vintage object for playing classic or folk music. Positive smiling traditional harp playing on itself. Cartoon funny harp character, stringed instrumentRed roses and a violin. Red roses and a violin on the tablePiece of burnt paper placed on a linen canvasKeyed Cittern (English Guitar) ca. 1785 Christian Claus German. Keyed Cittern (English Guitar) 504252Vintage Photograph. Hands play Steinway and Sons Piano from pianists perspective.Clarinet icon black simple style vector imageRock guitar isolated on the white backgroundSmall guitar on white wool. Musical instrument and leisure concept. Travel and Relax theme.Retro 70s Background with Garbage Bin. Groovy Waste Disposal, 1970s art template. Minimalistic Vintage design poster. Old-fashioned color artwork.Fence door detail with iron wood stripes and lockViola Da Gamba. The name of this instrument comes from the fact that it is played whilst being held between the knees of the musician. This particular item was made by Joachim Tielke in Hamburg.Retro style saxophone card in colorsMandolin 1917 Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Gibson A-4 model mandolin with light to dark red sunburst finish, serial number 39051. The A model Gibson mandolins have a teardrop shaped body with no points. The mandolin has a carved, arched top and back, a design patented by Orville Gibson in 1898. Five businessmen bought the name and patent from Orville Gibson in 1902 and started The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The A-4 was a less expensive model mandolin than the F models (with scrolls). The oval soundhole has decorative binding of a ring of inlaid wood and a second ring of ivoroid. The binding around the top of the instrument and the fingerboard is also ivoroid. Mahogany is used for the neck, and the fingerboard is of ebony and extends over the soundhole. There are twenty-four nickel-silver frets with mother-of-pearl position dots on the fingerboard and upper edge of the neck. The floating bridge is a modern replacement (the original bridge survives i