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"S," Master:

Descant (soprano) Recorder in B-flat (fourth flute),  Nürnberg (1730)

Saein Musical Instrument Company:

Electric Guitar, China (2005)

Salò,  Gasparo Bertolotti da:

	Bass and Contrabass Viols,  Brescia (before 1609)
	Viola,  Brescia (before 1609)

Salzard Workshop:

Violin,  Paris or Mirecourt (1840-1875)

Sandland,  Endré Endresen:

Hardingfele,  Brunkeberg øvre Telemarken,  Norway (1901)

Sark Saz Yapim Evi:

Long-necked Lute,  Ankara, Turkey (1990)

Sarkhosh,  Recep:

Hammered Dulcimer (Santur),  Tehran, Iran (1969)

Saul,  John:

Ceremony Drum, Yanktonai, Fort Thompson, South Dakota (1960)

Saunders,  Frederick A.:

Modifications to Viola by Carleen Hutchins, Montclair, New Jersey (1953)

Saurle, Michael:

	Natural Trumpets,  Munich (1806)
	Keyed Bugle,  Munich (1825)

Sautermeister and Müller:

Upright Serpent,  Lyon (1828)

Savary jeune,  Jean Nicolas:

Bassoon,  Paris (1823)

Savill,  Lars H.:

Hardingfele,  Gaupljolm,  Norway (1931)

Savosnick, Ernst:

Psalmodikon, Trondheim, Norway (1914)

Sax,  Adolphe:

Checklist of Saxophones Made by Adolphe (Antoine-Joseph) and Adolphe Edouard Sax in Paris

Sax,  Adolphe Edouard:

Checklist of Saxophones Made by Adolphe (Antoine-Joseph) and Adolphe Edouard Sax in Paris

Sax, Charles-Joseph:

	Bassoon, Brussels (1818-1830)
	Keyed Bugle, Brussels (1840)

Sax,  L. A.,  Company:

Saxophone,  Barrington,  Illinois (1993)

Schantz, Johann:

Grand Piano (after Johann Schantz, Vienna, ca. 1800) by Thomas and Barbara Wolf, The Plains, Virginia (2004)

Schediwa,  Josef Josefovich :

Schediphon (trombone/euphonium model), Odessa, The Ukraine (1901)

Scherer,  Georg Henrich:

Flute,  Butzbach,  Hesse (1750)

Scherr,  Emilius N.:

Square Piano,  Philadelphia (1835-1840)

Schimmel and Nelson:

Upright Piano,  Faribault,  Minnesota (1889)

Schlegel,  Jeremias or Christian:

Oboe,  Basel (1750)

Schlegel,  Jeremias:

Flute,  Basel (1752)

Schleip,  Johann Christian:

Lyrafluegel,  Berlin (1825)

Schmahl,  Christoph Friedrich,  and Späth,  Franz Jakob:

Tangentenflugel,  Regensburg (1784)

Schmidt,  Oscar:

	Consult Checklist of Ukuleles
	Pianoette, Jersey City, New Jersey (ca. 1915-1917)

Schmidt,  Paulus:

Jagdhorn (Hunting Horn),  Nürnberg (1750)

Schnitzer,  Arzazius or Hans:

Bass (Basset) Recorder,  Munich or Imperial City of Nürnberg (1550)

Schlott, A. A.:

Harmonica, The Finest Liliput-Harmonica model, Klingenthal, Germany (ca. 1930)

Schott Söhne,  B.:

Cor Anglais,  Mainz (1830)

Schultze,  William G.:

Contrabassophon,  New York (1885)

Schulz, August:

Alpine Zither (Concert Zither), Nürnberg (after 1902)

Schulz, Curt:

Alpine Zither (Concert Zither), London (ca. 1863-1901)

Schwarzer,  Franz:

Checklist of Zithers by Franz Schwarzer, Washington, Missouri (ca. 1873-1920)

Schwieso,  Charles:

Harp,  London (after 1826)

Seeburg,  J. P.,  Company:

Orchestrion,  Chicago (1913)

Seefeldt, William:

Cornet,  Philadelphia (1860)

Selcol:

Consult Checklist of Ukuleles

Sellas,  Domenico:

Guitar,  Venice (1670)

Sellas,  Matteo:

	Archlute,  Venice (1630)
	Guitar,  Venice (1640)

Selmer Co., Inc.:

	Oboe,  Elkhart (1960-1970)
	Clarinet Top Joint, Mazzeo System (ca. 1972-1980)

Selmer, H. and A.:

	Annotated Checklist of Boehm System Clarinets by Henri Selmer, Paris, and H. & A. Selmer, Elkhart, Indiana
	Clarinet in B-flat,  Elkhart (after 1961)
	Clarinet in B-flat,  Elkhart (after 1961)

Selmer, Henri:

	Annotated Checklist of Albert System Clarinets by Henri Selmer, Paris
	Annotated Checklist of Boehm System Clarinets by Henri Selmer, Paris, and H. & A. Selmer, Elkhart, Indiana
	Clarinet in B-flat, Paris (1953)
	Clarinet in A, Paris (1961)
	Clarinet in B-flat, Paris (1963/67)
	Clarinet in B-flat, Paris (1963/67)
	Clarinet in C, Paris (1967)

Seydel, C. A., Söhne:

	Harmonica,  Miniature Boomerang model, Klingenthal (ca. 1925)
	Harmonica,  Baby Deluxe Boomerang model, Klingenthal (ca. 1925)
	Harmonica,  Los Angeles Airship model, Klingenthal (ca. 1926)
	Harmonica,  Graf Zeppelin model,  Klingenthal (ca. 1930)
	Harmonica,  Boomerang Grand model, Klingenthal (ca. 1935)

Shaw,  George W.:

Keyed Bugle,  Thompson,  Connecticut (1845-1850)

Shepherd,  J. and W.:

Upright Piano,  London (1885-1899)

Shoninger and Company, Bernard:

Melodeon, Woodbridge, Connecticut (ca. 1860-1865)

Shot With Two Arrows, Raymond:

	Courting Flute, Sioux Nation, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota (1998)
	Courting Flute, Sioux Nation, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota (1998)

SHS International (Indianapolis):

Electric Guitar,  Korea or China (ca. 2008)

Silbermann,  Johann Heinrich:

Spinet,  Strasbourg (1785)

Silvaluaq (Jerry Lieb, Jr.):

Ceremony Drum, Yupik, Bethel, Alaska (2002)

Siour-Chapelain:

Oboe,  Paris (1917-1927)

Slater & Martin:

Cornet in B-flat/A/G,  New York (ca. 1869-1871)

Slater, Moses:

Cornet in E-flat,  New York City (1874-1888)

Slingerland Drum Company:

Checklist of Snare Drums by the Slingerland Drum Company

Smith,  Francis Hopkinson:

Grand Harmonicon,  Baltimore (1825)

Smutný,  Pavol:

Fujara, Dúbravy, Slovak Republic (January 2, 2003)

Söderström,  Henric Johan:

Clavichord,  Stockholm (1815)

Sodi,  Vincenzio:

	Harpsichord (Cembalo Angelico),  Florence (1782)
	Grand Piano,  Florence (1789)

Soepoyo,  Ud:

Gamelan, the Kyai Rengga Manis Everist (1999)

Somogyi,  Ervin:

Guitar, Oakland, California (1980)

Sonor Drum Company:

	Snare Drum,  Weissenfels am Saale, Germany (1900)
	Prussian Drum,  Weissenfels am Saale (1942)

Soukup,  Franz:

	Clarinet in C,  Saaz (Žatec),  Bohemia (1840-1850)
	Clarinet in B-flat,  Saaz (Žatec),  Bohemia (1840-1850)

Spath,  Frantz Jacob:

Grand piano, Regensburg (1767)

Spath,  Frantz Jacob and Schmahl, Christoph Friedrich:

Tangentenflugel, Regensburg (1784)

Stadlmair, Heinrich:

Alpine Zither (Concert Zither), Bavaria (ca. 1890)

Stahl,  William C. (distributor):

See Checklist of Plucked Stringed Instruments by Carl and August Larson (the Larson Brothers)

Stainer,  Jacob:

	Tenor Viola,  Absam bei Innsbruck (1650)
	Violin,  Absam bei Innsbruck (1668)

Stanesby,  Thomas Jr.:

Tierce Flute,  London (1716-1732)

Stathopoulo, Anastasios:

	Tango Banjo, New York (1910-1915)
	Bouzouki, New York (1911)

Stauffer,  Johann Georg:

Violin, Vienna (1826)

Steenbergen,  Jan:

	Oboe,  Amsterdam (1725)
	Treble (alto) Recorder,  Amsterdam (1720)

Stein,  André:

	Square Piano,  Vienna (ca. 1820-1830)
	Square Piano,  Vienna (ca. 1830-1842)

Steinmetz,  Cornelius:

Trumpet,  Imperial City of Nürnberg (1750)

Steinmez,  Georg Friedrich:

Coiled Trumpet,  Imperial City of Nürnberg (before 1694)

Steinway and Sons:

	Concert Grand Piano,  New York (1867)
	Upright Piano,  New York (1867)
	Square Piano,  New York (1872)

Stelzner, Alfred:

Checklist of Stelzner System Bowed Stringed Instruments

Stevens, Moseley W.:

Snare Drum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1844)

Stewart, Gary M.:

Cornetto, Boone, North Carolina (ca. 1970-1975)

Stewart  Robb:

	Circular Cornet in E-flat,  North Hollywood, California (1986)
	Over-the-Shoulder Cornet in B-flat, Arcadia, California (1986)
	Over-the-Shoulder, Bell-forward, and Bell-upright Cornet, Arcadia (1988)

Stodart,  Matthew and William:

Grand Piano,  London (1795)

Stodart,  William:

Grand Piano,  London (1820-1821)

Stodart,  William and Son:

Grand Piano,  London (1835)

Stöhr,  Franz Joseph:

Trumpet in E-flat,  Prague (1825)

Stokes, Raleigh:

Appalachian Dulcimer, St. Paul, Minnesota (October 1967)

Storioni,  Lorenzo:

Violin,1/2-size,  Cremona (1793)

Story and Clark:

Reed Organs,  Chicago (late 19th Century)

Stradivari,  Antonio

	Violin (belly repaired by Stradivari),  Northern Italy (1660)
	Mandolin,  The Cutler-Challen,  Cremona (1680)
	Violin,  The Harrison, Cremona (1693)
	Guitar,  The Rawlins, Cremona (1700)
	Violin Bow, King Charles IV, Cremona (1700)
	Bass Viola da gamba, workshop of Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (1730), converted into a violoncello with adjustable neck (1831)

Stratton,  John Franklin:

	Cornet in E-flat,  New York (1859-1864)
	Cornet in E-flat,  New York (1860)
	Over-the-Shoulder Cornet in B-flat,  New York (1860)

Straub,  Frantz:

Viola,  Friedenweiler, Schwarzwald,  Germany (1685)

Straube Co.:

Upright Piano with Player Mechanism (1916-1917)

Strauss, Carl:

Harmonica, Coin Harp model, New York (ca. 1903)

Strauss Co.,  Ferdinand:

	Harmonica,  Clover Harmonophone model, Germany/New York (ca. 1900)
	Harmonica,  Loudspeaker model, Germany/New York (after 1925)

Streicher, Nannette, und Sohn:

Grand Piano,  Vienna (1829)

Stromberg, Charles

Checklist of Musical Instruments by Stromberg

Stromberg, Charles and Son

Checklist of Musical Instruments by Stromberg

Stromberg, Charles A. and Elmer

Checklist of Musical Instruments by Stromberg

Stromberg, Elmer

Checklist of Musical Instruments by Stromberg

Stromberg-Voisinet Co.:

Consult Checklist of Ukuleles

Sturdevant,  James:

Side Drum,  Waverly,  Iowa (1858)

Suzuki, Masakichi:

Violin and Bow, Nagoya, Japan (ca. 1910-1940)

Swaine & Adeney:

Bamboo Cane Harmonica, London (ca. 1860-1915)

Sweetland:

Harp, Chicago (1880-1900)

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