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Here is a glossary of instrument abbreviations that are used for the artist discographies found on this website.
| acc | Accompaniment |
| adn | Accordion |
| as | Alto Sax |
| arr | Arranger |
| mix | Audio Mixing |
| ahp | Autoharp |
| bkv | Backing Vocals |
| bnj | Banjo |
| bar | Baritone Sax |
| b | Bass |
| bcl | Bass Clarinet |
| bg | Bass Guitar |
| bsn | Bassoon |
| bgo | Bongos |
| cel | Celeste |
| vc | Cello |
| cl | Clarinet |
| con | Conductor |
| mgr | Contractor/Orchestra Manager |
| c | Cornet |
| d | Drums |
| eb | Electric Bass |
| eg | Electric Guitar |
| org | Electric Organ |
| ep | Electric Piano |
| fdl | Fiddle |
| fh | Flügelhorn |
| f | Flute |
| frh | French Horn |
| gng | Gong |
| g | Guitar |
| hnd | Handclaps |
| h | Harmonica |
| hrp | Harp |
| hps | Harpsichord |
| mar | Marimba |
| mc | Master of Ceremonies |
| dir | Music Director/Bandleader |
| ob | Oboe |
| oc | Ocarina |
| oth | Other |
| per | Percussion |
| p | Piano |
| pdr | Producer |
| eng | Recording Engineer |
| rg | Rhythm Guitar |
| ebx | Six-String Electric Bass |
| ss | Soprano Sax |
| spk | Speaking |
| stg | Steel Guitar |
| str | String Section |
| syn | Synthesizer |
| tam | Tambourine |
| ts | Tenor Sax |
| tom | Tom-Toms |
| tri | Triangle |
| tb | Trombone |
| t | Trumpet |
| tu | Tuba |
| tt | Turntable/Electronics |
| unk | Unknown Skill |
| vib | Vibraphone |
| vl | Viola |
| vn | Violin |
| v | Vocals |
| r | Woodwinds/Reeds |
| xyl | Xylophone |
| pdr | Producer |
| eng | Recording Engineer |
| mix | Audio Mixing |
| mgr | Contractor/Orchestra Manager |
| v | Vocals |
| bkv | Backing Vocals |
| g | Guitar |
| rg | Rhythm Guitar |
| eg | Electric Guitar |
| bg | Bass Guitar |
| stg | Steel Guitar |
| fdl | Fiddle |
| ahp | Autoharp |
| bnj | Banjo |
| p | Piano |
| ep | Electric Piano |
| org | Electric Organ |
| vib | Vibraphone |
| b | Bass |
| eb | Electric Bass |
| ebx | Six-String Electric Bass |
| d | Drums |
| tom | Tom-Toms |
| bgo | Bongos |
| per | Percussion |
| c | Cornet |
| t | Trumpet |
| tb | Trombone |
| ss | Soprano Sax |
| as | Alto Sax |
| ts | Tenor Sax |
| bar | Baritone Sax |
| cl | Clarinet |
| bcl | Bass Clarinet |
| r | Woodwinds/Reeds |
| f | Flute |
| ob | Oboe |
| bsn | Bassoon |
| fh | Flügelhorn |
| frh | French Horn |
| tu | Tuba |
| h | Harmonica |
| hps | Harpsichord |
| hrp | Harp |
| vn | Violin |
| vl | Viola |
| vc | Cello |
| str | String Section |
| mar | Marimba |
| xyl | Xylophone |
| tam | Tambourine |
| tri | Triangle |
| hnd | Handclaps |
| cel | Celeste |
| adn | Accordion |
| syn | Synthesizer |
| tt | Turntable/Electronics |
| oc | Ocarina |
| gng | Gong |
| acc | Accompaniment |
| dir | Music Director/Bandleader |
| con | Conductor |
| arr | Arranger |
| spk | Speaking |
| mc | Master of Ceremonies |
| oth | Other |
| unk | Unknown Skill |