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.

“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 ...

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 ...

So what exactly is ice music? Musicians tap beats out of naturally occurring ice or play instruments crafted from ice. Many of the instruments may seem familiar, but with ice music, nature takes ...

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...