Musicians perform different types of instruments to create music. There are four major types of musical instruments that are used in music today. These are wind instruments, brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and nylon instruments. Each of these types of instruments has its own characteristics, style, and sound.
Musical Instrument: A musical instrument is simply a machine made or adapted to create various musical sounds. In essence, any material that makes sound is considered an instrument, though most importantly, it is through musical intent that the instrument becomes an instrument. An individual who plays an instrument is called an instrumentalist. Some popular types of woodwind instruments are the lute, the mandolin, the fiddle, the cello, the double-basses, the sitar, and the banjo.
On the other hand: brass instruments are made of metal and have a tube-like body. Examples of brass instruments include the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, snare drum, and the tuba. A popular woodwind instrument made of brass is the cello. The most famous woodwind instrument that is still around today is the recorder. Other types of woodwind instruments are the violin, mandolin, guitar, and the piano.
Types of Stringed Instruments: There are many more types of stringed instruments. They include the guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, harp, tambourine, harmonica, recorder, and many more. Examples of stringed instruments include the violin, viola, cello, and the cello bow. Examples of stringed instruments that do not have a neck include the lute, banjo, piccolo, terrano guitar, and the fiddle.
There are various types of scientific instruments: A scientific instrument is one that is exclusively used for science purposes. The most common types of these instruments are the microscope, spectroscopy instruments, and radiosurgery instruments. In the United States there are dozens of museums that display scientific instruments. These instruments are made in the United States, such as the Ralston microscopes and the Edison radioisotope tubes.
It is important to research: the makers of these different instruments to learn about their background and to learn about the equipment that they made. Look at the catalogues of these different instruments to get an idea of how the makers used materials and their technology. In this way you will get an idea of the type of scientific instrument makers the world over and how they formed the instruments that are there today. Do some research online and read reviews written by previous users.
That is the best way to get a sense of what the pros and cons of any given scientific instrument are.