What musical instruments would you be least likely to find in someone's home if you were traveling through the backwoods of North Carolina with folk-song revivalist Cecil Sharp in 1916?

Answer 1

The first truly electronic synthesizer which could play conventional music was probably the RCA Mark II which was completed in 1958. It was still not truly playable, though, as it had to be programmed with the selected piece of music ahead of time via a laborious process of patching and preparation.

Another 20th century innovation is the Chapman Stick, a stringed instrument designed to be played percussively with both hands. The instrument resembles a very wide guitar neck with no body. It was invented by Emmett Chapman in 1972.

The electric piano appeared in the late sixties, and the Electric Guitar was invented in the mid-1930s, arguably by Les Paul himself although others have also taken credit.

Answer 2

Very few people IF ANY would have had these Musical Instruments in their homes (in any State):

1. harpsicord
2. organ
3. piano
4. harp
5. horn instruments
6. most stringed instruments, example: violin

People, even for church-going, had:

1. a pitch-pipe and people sung without accompaniment.

Answer 3

CORRECT ANSWER IS FIDDLE NOT PIANO. :(

Answer 4

Piano

Answer 5

Fiddle