Answers To: Finely Tuned

By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
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  1. False. Each of these families crafted world-renowned violins.

  2. A, 2; B, 1; C, 3

  3. True. The top of the steel drum is called the pan.

  4. B. Geishas play the samisen, which is a three-stringed instrument. The taiko is a huge barrel drum. Maracas are dried gourd rattles.

  5. B. Before the advent of television, many large homes had pianos— generally Steinways.

  6. C

  7. B

  8. True. Military bands were popular in 1846, when the sax was invented.

  9. False. The ligawka is a large instrument, often two or three yards long, and is usually supported on a fence while being played.

  10. C