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Missouri State Musical Instrument:

Photo of Fiddle (violin)
Photo of fiddle - public domain image on Wikipedia

Fiddle

Missouri designated the fiddle as the official state musical instrument in 1987. The fiddle (violin) was an important part of life to the early pioneers at community gatherings and square dances.

Photo of fiddle being played by Patrick Moran
Fiddle player Patrick Moran-
photo by User:Jcmurphy on Wikipedia - published under terms
of the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2 or later
Source:
State Symbols of Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State
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