Spanish post issued a set of stamps devoted to musical instruments featuring four string instruments, three of them plucked: guitar, lute and mandolin, and the other one, the violin, bowed. The guitar is a plucked string instrument consisting of a wooden box, a neck on which is attached the fretboard, an acoustic sound hole in [...]
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Legendary Showbands – Ireland
October 4th, 2010 
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995 viewsAn Irish Post issued four stamps to celebrate Legendary Showbands. The term ‘showband’ generally refers to a particular type of musical act popular in Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s which played to crowds in ballrooms across the country.
Musical Instruments – The Horn
July 21st, 2010 srmodh 668 viewsSpanish post issued a stamp devoted to the horn, a wind-brass instrument belonging to the family of the aerophones. The stamp depicts a horn belonging to the Museo Interactivo de la Música de Málaga. The horn is a circular shaped instrument with a 35cm diameter. Horns have a mouthpiece and valves in the upper part [...]
