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Nyckelharpa
A ''nyckelharpa'' is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when the key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string. More »
Bowed psaltery
A bowed psaltery is a psaltery that is played with a bow. More »
Kokyu
The ''kokyū'' is a traditional Japanese string instrument, the only one played with a bow. Although it was supposedly introduced to Japan from China along with the shamisen, its material, shape and sound are unique to Japan. The instrument also exists in an Okinawan version, called ''kucho'' in the Okinawan language. The instrument is similar in construction to the shamisen, appearing like a smaller version of that instrument. It is 70 cm tall, with a neck made of ebony and a hollow... More »
Daxophone
The daxophone, invented by Hans Reichel, is a custom made musical instrument of the friction idiophone category. It consists of a thin wooden blade fixed in a wooden block , which holds one or more contact microphones. Normally, it is played by bowing the free end, but it can also be struck or plucked, which propagates sound in the same way a ruler halfway off a table does. These vibrations then continue to the wooden-block bass, which in turn is amplified by the contact microphone therein. More »
Hardingfele
A Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele is a traditional stringed instrument from Norway. In modern designs, the instruments are very similar to the violin, but typically with thinner wood. It is different enough that a luthier accustomed to repairing violins could easily ruin a hardingfele. The instrument typically has eight or nine strings; four are played like a violin, while the rest resonate under the influence of the other four, providing a pleasant continuous sound environment for the... More »
Violectra
Violectra is the trade name of an electric violin produced by Barcus-Berry with the pitch equivalent of an acoustic tenor violin, sometimes called baritone violin. It is tuned an octave below normal violin; i.e. between viola and cello. It was developed in USA by Barcus-Berry in the early 1960s but maybe not perfected till a bit later. Jean-Luc Ponty was one of the first famous jazz violinists to play it, Michal Urbaniak and Elek Bacsik too. Fiddler Vassar Clements has brought the instrument... More »
Tromba marina
A tromba marina, or marine trumpet is a triangular bowed string instrument used in medieval and Renaissance Europe that was highly popular in the 15th century and survived into the 18th century. The tromba marina consists of a body and neck in the shape of a truncated cone resting on a triangular base. It is usually four to seven feet long, and is a monochord . It is played without stopping the string, but playing natural harmonics by lightly touching the string with the thumb at nodal... More »
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound created is an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin, or a clear woman's voice. The musical saw is classified as an idiophone under the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. The saw is generally played seated with the handle squeezed between the legs, and the far end held with one hand. It is generally played with the teeth facing the body, though some... More »
Viguet
A viguet is a simple musical instrument, typically constructed from a bucket, a fingerboard, and attached strings; screws serve as tuning pegs. Traditionally, the bow, if one is used, is fashioned from horsehair and wood, but one may also play the instrument by plucking the strings, or even by striking the bucket like a drum. More »
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