This drop, some of the rarest instruments of their type have joined the Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) specific exhibition “Treasures: Famous Musical Instruments” — together with historic flutes to priceless devices owned and performed by musical icons like Prince and Eric Clapton.
Given that it first opened in November 2021, a lot more than 51,500 friends have explored the exhibition, which celebrates the electric power of tunes across 6,000 yrs of record. The first exhibit shut in Oct, but the MIM has reopened the show as “Rediscover Treasures: Famous Musical Devices.” It now options 28 new acquisitions and financial loans of historic significance for attendees to discover together with exhibition favorites like the Erard grand piano, Amati violin and viola, historical Mesopotamian lyre fragments and Jimi Hendrix’s Black Widow electrical guitar.
Featured historic devices in Rediscover Treasures involve:
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Hochbrucker pedal harp, Germany, c. 1720. Jacob Hochbrucker’s ingenious pedal harp design represents a groundbreaking phase in harp historical past. Solitary-action pedal harps would become one particular of the most well-known devices in the mid-eighteenth century, primarily amongst the French aristocracy, which include Marie Antoinette. Today, only 4 known primary Hochbrucker pedal harps remain.
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Emperor Go-Daigo’s hitoyogiri, Japan, early 14th century. This incredible Japanese instrument is a person of two identified hitoyogiri flutes in existence owned and treasured by Japanese emperor Go-Daigo (1288–1339). The human body is profusely embellished with a number of levels of lacquer and gold powder and attributes elaborate dragon and cloud motifs. This loan is courtesy of the Takao Oikawa Household.
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Crystal flute by Claude Laurent, France, 1809. A watchmaker and mechanic by trade, Laurent was a musician at coronary heart, which led him to build progressive glass flutes in 1806. Unaffected by temperature and humidity, these groundbreaking “crystal flutes” had been steady, even-toned and effectively-tuned instruments.
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“The 1st Ukulele,” Hawaii, c. 1879. Likely crafted by Portuguese immigrant Jose do Espirito Santo, this instrument is considered to be the very first Hawaiian-designed ukulele. In spite of its sensitive construction and modest dimensions, this ukulele stays in playable problem and makes impressive volume. This financial loan is courtesy of Shawn Yacavone at Ukulele Close friend.
Financial loan courtesy of The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson and Paisley Park.
Rediscover Treasures will also aspect legendary, movie star-owned instruments together with:
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Prince’s Purple Yamaha Grand Piano. This purple Yamaha grand piano featuring the term “beautiful” penned in metallic gold was used throughout Prince’s Jam of the Yr tour from 1997 to 1998 following the launch of his triple album Emancipation. The artist danced atop the piano in the course of stay performances, as observed in the “Somebody’s Somebody” audio online video. Also on screen is Prince’s inexperienced phase wardrobe featured in the similar new music online video, as properly as a tailor made “Black Power” Lākland bass. Bassist Rhonda Smith commissioned this instrument and gifted it to Prince in the late ‘90s. Loans are courtesy of The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson and Paisley Park.
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“Brownie,” Eric Clapton’s 1956 Fender Stratocaster. This two-color sunburst electric powered guitar was Clapton’s to start with Stratocaster, and it became a critical section of the guitarist’s signature tone. Procured by Clapton in a London music shop in 1967, the guitar can be heard on Clapton’s early solo classics, such as “Layla” and “Bell Base Blues.” This mortgage is courtesy of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle.
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1958 Gibson Flying V electric guitar. Developed to compete with common guitars like the Fender Stratocaster, the modernistic Traveling V was to begin with so controversial that only 81 examples were being shipped in 1958, making originals extremely exceptional. This unique Flying V has been played by several environment-class guitarists, including Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, and Jack Pearson. An anonymous personal loan.
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Lionel Hampton’s Deagan vibraphone, c. 1935. This a single-of-a-variety gold “King George” design vibraphone was customized-built for Lionel Hampton, and remains the only instance constructed to the Deagan company’s most deluxe trim stage. Recognised as the “King of the Vibes,” Hampton played on recordings by Louis Armstrong and other folks, and he proficiently released the vibraphone to jazz tunes.
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Dizzy Gillespie’s Martin Committee trumpet. Regarded as a person of the most iconic trumpeters of all time, Gillespie performed an similarly iconic trumpet with a distinctive angled bell. The trumpet on exhibit is one of Gillespie’s personal instruments crafted in 1962, it functions gold plating, customized engraving and his signature upturned bell in sterling silver. This mortgage is courtesy of Joey DeFrancesco.
During the exhibition, initial video content uncovers these instruments’ tales and the traditions they signify with performances and interviews by museum curators and noteworthy musicians.
For information about MIM’s existing exclusive exhibition, take a look at MIM.org.
This exhibition is manufactured doable by presenting sponsor U.S. Financial institution as effectively as the Arizona Office environment of Tourism John & Joan D’Addario Basis John and Mary Ann Mangels Christine Lindley Carolyn and John Friedman Babette and Richard Burns Jane and John Guild Marcia and Jim Lowman and Ann Phillips.
The MIM enriches the planet by gathering, preserving and building available an astonishing assortment of musical devices and performance videos from every single state in the planet. MIM delivers visitors a welcoming and exciting practical experience, incomparable interactive know-how, dynamic programming and outstanding musical performances. MIM fosters appreciation of the world’s various cultures by exhibiting how people innovate, adapt and learn from just about every other to generate songs — the language of the soul.
The Musical Instrument Museum is situated at 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard in Phoenix. For standard museum information and facts and a entire plan of occasions, pay a visit to MIM.org or connect with 480-478-6000.