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From 1970 to 1973, Tokai produced the Conn line of acoustic guitars under contract with C.G. Conn. [5] [6] In 1972, Tokai entered into a joint-venture with C. F. Martin & Company to supply acoustic guitar parts and also to build Martin's Sigma electric guitars.
Autoharp (center) by C.F. Zimmermann Co. in 1896–99; (left is a marxophone, right is a dolceola). Charles F. Zimmermann, a German immigrant in Philadelphia, was awarded a patent in 1882 for a “Harp” fitted with a mechanism that muted strings selectively during play. [3]
Although some ancient members of the harp family died out in the Near East and South Asia, descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and parts of Africa; other variants defunct in Europe and Asia have been used by folk musicians in the modern era. The Queen's gold lyre from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, c. 2500 BCE; Iraq Museum, Baghdad
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. While it is fatal to a variety of animals ...
Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is hit the pause button on additional rate cuts at its Jan. 29 meeting.
Forearm guard. May be solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing. Bracers made of leather were most commonly worn by archers to protect against snapping bowstrings. Developed in antiquity but named in the 14th century. 'Vambrace' may also sometimes refer to parts of armour that together cover the lower and upper arms. Gauntlet
Others live in Europe, Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Java, and tropical parts of Africa. These are essentially burrowing spiders and their webs are in the shape of compact, upright silk tube that sticks ...
NSK Support Roller cut (cropped) Machine element or hardware refers to an elementary component of a machine.These elements consist of three basic types: structural components such as frame members, bearings, axles, splines, fasteners, seals, and lubricants,