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If you're looking for
musical instruments the right gear at the right
price, you've come to the right place! As an authorized dealer of
thousands of products from almost 400 different manufacturers such as
Yamaha, Jupiter, Holton, Leblanc, Selmer, we're the industry leader in
musical equipment, information and customer service. We're open 24/7 and
have been providing the best for less to musicians of all ages since
1947. And to ensure your complete satisfaction, we offer dual 45-day
money back/price match guarantees so you can rest assured you made the
best possible purchase!
From its inception in 1947 through today musical
instruments, Giardinelli's
has always been known for outstanding quality, service, and workmanship.
In 1947, Robert Giardinelli, a young Italian immigrant, founded
Giardinelli as a woodwind and brass repair shop in the heart of New York
City. As his reputation grew, so did his ambition. Seeing an opportunity
in the marketplace, Mr. Giardinelli began manufacturing his own
clarinets, and then his own mouthpieces. Giardinelli garnered success
after success, and by 1985 was not only selling a multitude of
instruments from his shop, but nationally and internationally via mail
order, too!
Today, Giardinelli sells everything from brass and woodwinds to
virtually every musical instruments in the orchestra plus all the accessories any
musician needs to play his or her best.
We're sure you'll enjoy your online shopping experience with Giardinelli,
and we look forward to another 55 years of serving your musical needs!
A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified
with the purpose of making music. In principle anything that, produces
sound, and can somehow be controlled by a person playing it, can serve
as a musical instrument. The expression, however, is reserved generally
for items that have a specific musical purpose. The academic study of
musical instruments is called organology.
Types of musical instruments
Instruments are often divided by the way in which they generate the
initial source of sound:
Instruments that generate sound from matter in its solid-state
Voice, that is, the human voice, is an instrument in its own right. A
singer generates sounds when airflow from the lungs sets the vocal cords
into oscillation. The fundamental frequency is controlled by the tension
of the vocal cords and the tone quality by the formation of the vocal
tract; a wide range of sounds can be created.
A steel string acoustic guitarString instruments generate a sound when
the string is plucked, strummed, slapped, etc. The frequency of the wave
generated (and therefore the note produced) usually depends on the
length of the vibrating portion of the string, its linear density (mass
per unit length of string), the tension of each string and the point at
which the string is excited; the tone quality varies with the
construction of the resonating cavity. Examples: guitars, violins and
sitars. Electric string instruments generate sound by a pickup placed
under strings. The electric guitar and the electric bass are the most
famous examples, but there is a wide variety of new instruments, because
the electro-magnetic amplification generates new possibilities. Other
Examples: 3rd bridge overtone koto, electric baritone, electric cymbalom.
Percussion instruments create sound when struck. The shape and material
of the part of the instrument to be struck and the shape of the
resonating cavity, if any, determine the sound of the instrument.
Examples: drums, bells and cymbals.
Friction instruments are any instrument that use friction to create
sound. For example the Glass harmonica.
Lamellophones create a sound by the plucking of lamellas made from
different materials (metal, raphia etc.). These Instruments are tunable,
so they do not belong to the idiophones. An example is the Mbira.
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