The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library (Joe’s M.I.L.L.) is a library of musical instruments that any aspiring musician can borrow for their use – usually for a 4-week period. There is no charge for the loans. It is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The collection contains over 800 items that vary in type including guitars, other stringed instruments, drums, horns, and pianos, as well as other accessories such as books, sheet music, effects pedals and microphones. Many of the musical instruments available on loan have been donated by residents of
Rubab (instrument) is attached partway down the neck, similar to the fifth string of the American banjo. Rubab (instrument) Rubab, robab or rabab (, , , , "rubāb", Tajik and Uzbek "рубоб") is a lute-like musical instrument originating from central Afghanistan. The "rubab" is mainly used by Pashtun, Tajik, Turkish, Kashmiri, Baluch, Azerbaijani, and Iranian Kurdish classical musicians. Rubab is one of the national musical instruments of Afghanistan. It has "proliferated throughout West, Central, South and Southeast Asia." Rbab () is an Arabic word. According to the Arabic diacritics, vowels between consonants - apart from "Alif" (Aleph) are not written but articulates.