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Musical Instrument Information (MII) from Oriscus.com is a valuable resource to a worldwide community of of musical instrument lovers. We have demonstrated time and again that there is a strong need for a musical "central intelligence agency" that will provide non-judgmental answers to questions from the very simple to the very complex.
- explained the history of the glockenspiel to school children
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- pointed a user from Belfast to resources for learning to play the Chinese pipa
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- helped countless individuals figure out whether their violin is an authentic Guarneri del Gesu or Stradivari.
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