Alphabetical Index to the
National Music Museum Website (Except Makers)

R

Raft Zither, West Africa (1935)

Rag Gshog-ma (Conch Shell Trumpets), Tibet, Selected

Rag Gshog-ma, Tibet (20th century)

Rasmussen Family Music Archive

Rattles, Checklists of and including

	Checklist of Dance Rattles of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
	Checklist of Musical Instruments from East Asia
	Checklist of Rattles from Sub-Saharan Africa

Rattles, Dance (Indigenous Peoples of North America)

Rattles, Selected (in chronological order)

	Dance Rattle (Osó or Makalaka), Mhasha Villager or Tribesman, Bechuanaland Protectorate (1897)
	Sliding Rattle (Anklung), Java, 20th century
	Beaded Gourd Rattle (Cabaca), Cameroon (1950)

Rattles, Shaman's (Indigenous Peoples of North America)

Rawlins Gallery: "The Genius of North Italian Stringed Instrument Making 1540-1793"

Rawlins Guitar by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy (1700)

Rebab from the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist gamelan

Recorders, Checklists of and including

Recorders, Selected (in chronological order)

	Bass (Basset) Recorder attributed to Arzazius or Hans Schnitzer, Munich or Imperial City of Nürnberg (1550)
	Treble (Alto) Recorder by Jan Juriaensz van Heerde, Amsterdam (1670)
	Descant (Soprano) Recorder by Richard Haka, Amsterdam (1680)
	Bass Recorder in F by Johann Christoph Denner, Imperial City of Nürnberg (1700)
	Treble (Alto) Recorder by Johann Benedikt Gahn, Imperial City of Nürnberg (before 1711)
	Flageolet by F. Noblet, Paris (1825)

Recording Industry

Strohviol, Germany, early 20th century

Recordings for Sale

Reed Instruments, Non-Western (in chronological order)

	Double-reed Woodwind (Algaita), Nigeria (1925)
	Double-reed Woodwind (Sorna), Iran (1950)
	Single-reed Woodwind (Zummara), Western Asia (1950)

Reed Organs

	Display of American Reed Organs
	Harmonium by Alexandre & Fils, Paris (1844-1855)
	Physharmonika by Ph. I. Trayser & Co., Stuttgart (1847)
	Vocalion Reed Organ (1895)

Republic of Georgia, Instruments from

Consult Checklist of Musical Instruments from North Africa and Western/Central Asia

Research at the NMM

Research Links to Other Websites

	Acoustics
	Appraisers
	Band History & Music
	Collections of Musical Instruments
	Conservation
	Copyright
	Currency Conversion
	Early Music
	Employment Opportunities
	Festivals & Contests
	Folk and World Music
	Histories of Instrument Makers
	Instrument Insurers
	Instruments
	Jazz History
	Makers and Dealers
	Making & Repairing Musical Instruments
	Maps
	Museum Sites
	Musical Link Lists
	Musical Research Resources
	Organizations
	Patent Numbers & Dates
	Performance Practice
	Search Engines
	Serial Numbers
	South Dakota Sites
	Technical Drawings
	Website Ratings

Resonator Guitars

	Checklist of Electric Lap Steel Guitars and Resonator Guitars by National-Dobro Corporation, Los Angeles and Chicago
	Resonator Guitar by the Dobro Brothers, Chicago (1978)

Robab, Pamir Region of Central Asia (1650)

Restoration and Conservation Websites (links)

Rgya Gling (Shawms), Tibet (late 19th century)

Rims Commonly Found on Brass Instruments

Ringo Starr

Rkang Dung and Rkang Gling (Thighbone Trumpets), Tibet, Selected

	Thighbone Trumpet (Rkang Gling), Tibet (late 18th/early 19th century)
	Thighbone Trumpet (Rkang Dung), Tibet (19th century)

Robab, Pamir Region of Central Asia (1650)

Roe, Palmer, Playing a Barrel 'Cello

Rol Mo (Cymbals), Tibet (1700)

Romeiser, Lawrence, Instrument Collection

Rotary Valved Brass Instruments, Checklists of and including

	Checklist of Bell-Front, Circular, and Upright, Top-Action, String-Operated Rotary Valve Instruments in the Utley Collection
	Checklist of Side-Action, String-Operated Rotary Valve Instruments in the Utley Collection

Rotary Valves

Roy Smeck Model Hawaiian Guitar by Gibson

Royal Holland Bell Ringers Collection and Archive

Ruck, C. Charles, Experimental Piano Collection and Archive

Rudra Veena (India)

Ruskin, Arnold, Trumpet and Cornet Collection

Russia, Selected Instruments from

Violin by Ivan Petrovitsch, Moscow (1880-1900)

Ryman Auditorium Painting on Gibson Electric Guitar

Ryuteki (Transverse Flute), Japan (1950)