European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A poll d a room full of exotic instruments is part of the display on the museum of musical instrument s top  musical heritage museum holds treasures from around the Globe x. Quot r x Ltd to. A % it amp a amp s amp amp % 9 a Quot this not script a typewriter like machine was used to write music. By Jon Connor _ a a staff writer _ _ Many shops churches Anil museums can be found in a a the Market Square in the old town of Poznan Poland. But music lovers should make a beeline to the museum of musical instruments. L a a this museum located in building -15 on stary Rynek was built in 1945. The museum is three stories and is divided into four departments with More than 2,000 items. A a a a a one of the oldest and most precious pieces is a celtic carny. This Bronze instrument was used by armies in the first and second centuries probably to sound the charge. Only four exist in the world today. After entering the museum s front door turn right at he reception desk that  mechanical instruments room. A Here Are Many fascinating inventions from the 18th Century Onward that arc the forerunners of today a High tech stereos. A a o. The antiquated items include a Polyphone with a disk from 1900, and a 1903 copy of an Edison Standard phonograph with cartridges of silent night. A Cramo Fon z. Tuba from the 20s has a big Metal Arm that once pressed heavily into a 78-rpm record allowing music to flow through its big Metal Horn. _ there s even a not script from Berlin which helped t write music much like today s computers. The typewriter. Like invention has four rows of keys with Flats Sharps treble and Bass Clefs ledgers and various notes for composing. A v a pc a a also on the first floor , brass and woodwind instruments some dating Back to the 1400s 7 another instr u ment called the Conta Basso Hon from Quot Koblenz Germany resembles an anti tank weapon. On the second floor string instruments and pianos dominate. A. V. A whole class of violin instruments dating from the 15th Century will certainly take the breath away from those that play this versatile instrument. German French czech English and polish violins Are represented. A 94-Yeanold mandolin missing half its strings is an Eye Catcher with its Shell inlay on the neck. Today s Young rockers might want to compare their guitars with the Folk guitars from the Early-1800s on  area is devoted to pianos a a 160 in All. The evolution of the piano Over the last 245 years is shown. R0ljgh the display of concert table Cabinet and Boudo styles. A. One Beauty is an Early 18th-Century harpsichord that was converted into a piano. The body has an extremely detailed painting of a Deer Hunting scene Complete with horses men dogs and the prey. I cat 19th-Entury polish composer Frederic Rran ois Chopin his his own room. A Black and White painting by Malwal Henryk Siemiradzki shows Chopin per forming for aristocrats. To hangs in the room next to a piano Chopin played in the late 1820s. Inc be More Chopin portraits a o is left hand detailing his thin fingers Ideal for playing piano and a death mask. 7 la or is devoted to the instruments of the world m7mins s0 Vietnam Bolivia Iran Nepal croat and the continent of Africa. A 3 a 1 after viewing some of the More exotic looking pieces. 8 stripes Magazine december 1, 1994