List of U.S. state instruments

This is a list of official state instruments. Michigan's Instrument is the Appalachian Dulcimer

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

State	Instrument	Date & Citation
Arkansas	Fiddle	1985^[1]
Hawaii	Ukulele (ʻauana/contemporary musical instrument)	2015^[2]
Hawaii	Pahu (kahiko/traditional musical instrument)	2015^[2]
Kentucky	Appalachian dulcimer	2001^[3]
Kentucky	"Mighty Wurlitzer" organ (theater pipe organ)	2005^[4]
Louisiana	Cajun accordion	1990^[5]
Missouri	Fiddle	1987^[6]
New Mexico	New Mexico sunrise guitar (guitar)	2009^[7]^[8]
Oklahoma	Fiddle (musical instrument)	1984^[9]
Oklahoma	Drum (percussive instrument)	1993^[10]
South Dakota	Fiddle	1989^[11]
Texas	Guitar	1997^[12]

References

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↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "HRS".
↑ "State musical instrument" (PDF). www.lrc.ky.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "State theatre pipe organ". www.lrc.ky.gov. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Official Louisiana State Symbols". Louisiana Division of Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
↑ "Missouri's State Musical Instrument". State Symbols of Missouri. Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
↑ List of official state instruments, Retrieved 27 June 2020.
↑ "State Guitar | Maggie Toulouse Oliver - New Mexico Secretary of State".
↑ "Oklahoma Symbols".
↑ "2019 Oklahoma Statutes :: Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions :: §25-98.3. State percussive musical instrument".
↑ "2009 South Dakota Legislative Manual - The Mount Rushmore State" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Texas State Musical Instrument". Texas. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

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