Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Musical Instruments

help withYaogu

Hi there, i'm loved to be included in this wikiproject. it is about a typical Chinese percussion musical instrument.

African lamellophones

There is a quite well known instrument, the kalimba. It is derived from a type of instrument for which the most accurate description would probably be African lamellophone. There are dozens of these instruments, each with different designs and names.

Right now, kalimba redirects to an article called mbira. The article claims that the kalimba is a direct descendant from the mbira. I think this is not entirely accurate, and although it serves the purpose of pointing out the unique Africanness of this type of instrument, it does a disservice to the countless of other African lamellophones in existence, which I don't think are referred to as "mbiras" by most experts. Maybe in common parlance some people refer to them as mbiras, but this would likely be a result of the Wikipedia article itself. The kalimba is much more similar to the sanza than it is to the mbira.

I think there should be a separate article for African lamellophones, with a list of all the different known types and their origin, including the mbira and kalimba. Mbira and kalimba should have their own articles, because there's enough sources to write articles about them.

I want to do this, but I need some emotional support throughout my journey, especially cause I've never written a Wikipedia article before. So please, be the first to comment on my talk page and I'll use you to get myself enough motivation to write these articles. --KalimbaEnjoyer (talk) 23:09, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Chris Williams (metal drummer)#Requested move 26 January 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Chris Williams (metal drummer)#Requested move 26 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 18:12, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Pitch nomenclature in the WP:MOS

If you have any opinions on use of eight-foot pitch notation for organ stops or wind instruments (e.g. 8′ or 16′ etc.), there is a discussion on the Manual of Style Dates and Numbers talk page. Any useful input appreciated. It seems that current MOS rules preclude the use of the prime character to denote the foot as a unit, e.g. 8′ (prime) vs 8' (apostrophe) but this notation is more or less de-rigueur in music literature. — Jon (talk) 23:17, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Page move on Jew's harp

The discussion is: Talk:Jew's harp#Requested move 19 March 2024. REDISCOVERBHARAT (talk) 18:24, 19 March 2024 (UTC)