instruments and tools

• normal instruments
  • banjos
  • lyres
    • crwths
  • harps
  • erhus
  • yanqins
  • gayageums
  • rubabs
  • sarangis
• 21st century machines (...for the most part)
  • all of wintergatan's creations
  • tim meeks' harpejji
    • the predecessor, john starrett's starrboard (both electric and acoustic)
  • allan gittler's gittler guitar
• dj/sound equipment

cultural music and theory

• indonesian gamelan
  • the concept of kotekan
• chinese opera vocal styles