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My, my, my, but there's a lot of misinformation out there!

My favourite so far is http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/electricguitar/ and I quote:

Aug. 12, 2002 -- Until about 70 years ago, musical instruments remained pretty much the same as they were for centuries. Then a new invention changed modern music and popular culture as well -- the electric guitar.

While I'm not doubting the electric guitar is every bit as significant as this says, that first statement is just plain false. For example, the saxophone didn't even exist before the 19th century. Neither did the piston valve for brass instruments such as the trumpet. And the only component of the drum kit that was in anything like its current form in 1920 was the drumsticks - and even these now have optional nylon tips, some drummers don't ever use wood tips nowadays.

I guess it depends on what you mean by pretty much. But I hope we can do a bit better than the (shallow IMO) insight shown by this writer (or perhaps their editor(s)). This is a job for... wikiman! Andrewa 18:58, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of good stuff too.

The Smithsonian looks particularly promising. Andrewa 19:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Andrewa, you certainly have got that right! One might only hope that all Wikipedia editors would recognize the difference between the enthusiastic fluff that decorates popular media magazine reporting and solid information based on reliable research. This is as true today as it was 6 years ago when you made your observation. BellwetherToday (talk) 15:24, 12 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]