The yidaki, a 16th-century double bass and a South American flute: finding Australia’s oldest playable musical instrument
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-04-07 01:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Australia news
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Australia, World News
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Snippet:
The first musical instrument to arrive with European colonisers in Australia was a piano made in 1780 – but there are older ones still being played
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