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Myanmar

[floor] (from innermost to front) [right wall] 
Yagwin (cymbals)
Wa (woodblock)
Si (cymbals)
Mandalay, 20th c.
Bronze, wood, plastic, cord, textile

Pat-Waìng (double-headed barrel drums)[1]
Mandalay, 20th c.
Burmese padauk wood, glass, metal,
cowskin, cord
This uniquely Burmese circle of
tuned drums plays the melody
and harmonies in the hsaìng-waìng
ensembles. The virtuosic pat-wìng
player leads the group.
2015.85.1.1-20

Hnè Lei ? (... reed pipe)
Mandalay, ... c.
Wood, metal, go... ... cane, p... ...
cow ...

Hnè gyi (sextuple-reed pipe)[2]
Burma, 1974
Wood, metal, cord, palm leaf
Formerly played for royalty, large hnè gyi'
are still used for important ceremonies
in Burma.
Gift of Robert Garfias
2013.25.20

Hnè kales (... reed pipe)
Mandalay early 21st c.
Wood, metal, cane, ... ...

Linkwin (cymbals)
Mandalay, early 21st c.
Bronze ?, plastic ?, wood ?

Sahkún (double-headed barrel drum)
Mandalay, 20th c.
Burmese padauk wood, cowskin
Displayed with stand.

Pat má (double-headed barrel drum)
Mandalay, ...

(General Maha Bandula (puppet))
Mandalay, ...

(six drums (+2 drums), 
 possibly a Chauk lon pat[3]
or
... [(Pattala)] ?

Wa (...)

Mí-gyaùng (plucked zither)[4]
Mon people, 2008
wood

Tünak (arched harp)[4][Ref 1]
Karen people, late 20th c.
Wood, Metal
Ex ... ... ... Collection

Saung

(unknown) ×2

We read about the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) on Trip Advisor - it was the top rated attraction in Phoenix - and now we can see why! The museum is dedicated to musical instruments from around the world - the collection is fascinating, the exhibits are great and the hands-on displays were fun. We spent almost 5 hours here and still felt rushed - this place is definitely worth a detour.

I know nothing about musical instruments so if you happen to know what a particular instrument is, please feel free to comment on it. I tried to include as many labels as possible.

The museum is in Phoenix, AZ - we visited it in March 2014.

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Source Musical instruments on display at the MIM
Author Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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  1. ↑ Tünak (early 20th century, Burmese) [1990.131.2]. Crosby Brown Collection of musical instruments. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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  1. ↑ Gene Spesard (arizona_native) (2017-03-02 13:12:26). Pat-waing (double-headed barrel drums), Mandalay, 20th c.. Flickr.
    "​Pat-Waìng (double-headed barrel drums) / Mandalay, 20th c. / Burmese padauk wood, glass, metal, cowskin, cord / This uniquely Burmese circle of tuned drums plays the melody and harmonies in the hsaìng-waìng ensembles. The virtuosic pat-wìng player leads the group. / 2015.85.1.1-20 "
  2. ↑ Gene Spesard (arizona_native) (2017-03-02). Hne gyi (sextuple-reed pipe) Burma, 1974. Flickr.
  3. ↑ Hsaing waing § Instrumentation. English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org).
  4. ↑ a b Ashanna Biliter (2014-11-02 18:00:29). [Burma: Tünak, Mí-gyaùng]. Flickr.
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