TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Pag© 



I. Introduction 421 



II. Stringed instruments 424 



III. Instruments of the flute type 426 



IV. Instruments of the resonator type 428 



V. The influence of the }ia«d 433 



VI. Composite instnnnents 436 



VII. Conchisions 437 



Appendix 441 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



Facing page. 



1. Stringed instruments - 444 



2. Flutes with equal-spaced holes 446 



3. Flutes with equal-spaced holes 448 



4. Flutes with equal-spaced holes 450 



5. Flutes with holes in two groups 452 



6. Flutes with holes in two groups 454 



7. Central American resonators or whistles 456 



8. Composite instruments - 458 



9. Pan's pipes 460 



10. Scales given by resonators 462 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Page. 



1 . European mandolin, after Viollet le Due 424 



2. Greek guitar, after Drieberg 424 



3. Terra cotta whistle, after 3Iahillon 430 



4. Bal)yl(jnian whistle, after Engel 431 



5. Chinese resonatons, after Amiot 431 



6. Globular whistles, after Frobenius 432 



7. Globular whistle, after Kraus 432 



8. Xylophones, after Kraus 436 



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