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Violin octet
The violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of Carleen Hutchins; each instrument is based directly on the traditional violin and shares its acoustical properties, with the goal of a richer and more homogeneous sound. Unlike the standard modern stringed instruments, the main resonance of the body of the violin octet instrument is at a pitch near the two middle open strings, giving the instruments a more balanced, clearer... More »
Kit violin
The kit violin, or kit , is a stringed musical instrument. It is essentially a very small violin, designed to fit in a pocket — hence its other common name, the pochette fiddle. It was used by dance masters in royal courts and other places of nobility, as well as by street musicians up until around the 18th century. Occasionally, the rebec was used in the same way. They generally have three strings. Several are called for in Monteverdi's 1607 ''Orfeo''. More »
Viola d'amore
The viola d'amore is a 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument with sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin. More »
Electric cello
The electric cello is a type of cello that relies on electronic amplification to produce sound. Many electric cellos have bodies modeled after acoustic cellos, while others abandon the design completely, opting for a totally new body shape, or having little or no body at all. Most electric cellos feature a traditional endpin and knee supports, but some are supported in other ways, such as by a tripod stand or a strap system that allows mobility while playing the instrument. More »
Triple contrabass viol
The triple contrabass viol is a modern variant of the French octobass, which lost favor with most classical composers since its creation in 1850. It is an acoustic string instrument belonging to the family of the violin, viola, and cello. It is more closely related, however, to the double-bass family, known as the viol family. Recordings and performances of sub-contrabass string instruments are rare; over 10 feet tall, the triple contrabass viol must be played with the performer on an elevated... More »
Crwth
The crwth is an archaic stringed musical instrument, associated particularly with Wales, although once played widely in Europe. More »
Fifths tuning
Fifths tuning is a non-standard tuning for the double bass, used primarily in classical and jazz music. In this tuning, the double bass is tuned like a cello but an octave lower . Although once the most common double bass tuning in France in the 19th century, standard fourths tuning has since become the most used tuning for the instrument. Fifths has recently been repopularised by a handful of bassists, most notably American Red Mitchell and Canadian Joel Quarrington. More »
Nail violin
The nail violin is a musical instrument which was invented by Johann Wilde. It consisted of a semicircular wooden soundboard, approximately 1.5ft by 1ft in size, with iron or brass nails of different lengths arranged to produce a chromatic scale when bowed. The bow used was fitted with coarse black horsehair, which produced sound by friction. An improved instrument, now in the collection of the Hochschule in Berlin, has two half-moon sound-chests of different sizes, one on the top of the... More »
Waterphone
A waterphone is a unique type of atonal acoustic musical instrument constructed largely of a stainless steel resonator "bowl" with a cylindrical "neck", containing a small amount of water, and with brass rods around the rim of the bowl. The waterphone produces a vibrant ethereal type of music sometimes classified as "ambient music." Several sizes and design variants of the instrument are available. It is generally played in a seated position by a soloist and played by bowing or drumming and... More »
Yehu
:''The Sogdian-Turkish title of Yabgu is transliterated into literary Chinese as Yehu (Sogdian title) in various Chinese historical works''. :''For the Israelite king, see Jehu''. The yehu is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the ''huqin'' family of instruments. ''Ye'' means coconut and ''hu'' is short for ''huqin''. It is used particularly in the southern coastal provinces of China and in Taiwan. The instrument's soundbox is made from a coconut shell, which is cut on the playing end... More »
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