Music

Tag: String

Guitar

A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers (and sometimes a plectrum). The guitar is descended from... More

Banjo

Originally from "banjar," an African string instrument. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of "bandore". The banjo comes in... More

Pochette violin

Pochette violins arose from the 17th and 18th centuries when dancing masters used them as a teaching aid. It was too... More

Harp

The harp is one of the oldest musical instruments, found in various forms all over the world. It is a chordophone... More

Sarangi

Description History Playing the Sarangi Description The sarangi is the most popular bowed instrument of India. Like the... More

Santoor

Origin of the Santoor Description of the Santoor Tuning the Santoor Playing the Santoor Origin of the Santoor The Santoor... More

Lute

The Lute came originally from Arab countries - the name is a corruption of the Arabic name Al’Ud. Like other instruments,... More

Tambura

Description of the Tambura Tuning the Tambura Playing The Tambura Description of the Tambura Classified as chordophones, Tamburas are in... More

Origin of the Ukulele

The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the Portuguese guitar called cavaquinho. It is a fretted,... More

Cumbus

Cumbus OriginsDescription Of CumbusCare & Tuning Instructions for the Cumbus Cumbus Origins The Cumbus is a relatively young instrument. It... More

Lyre Harp

Origin of the Lyre Harp Description of the Lyre Harp Origin of the Lyre Harp The oldest known depiction of... More

Dilruba

Description Of The Dilruba The dilruba is a cross between the sitar and sarangi and is extremely close to the esraj... More

Gottuvadhyam

The gottuvadhyam is a Carnatic string instrument originating from southern India. The most common use for it is a solo instrument... More

Violin

The violin (or fiddle when used in the context of folk music) is a stringed musical instrument comprising 4 strings,... More

Oud

Origin of the Oud Description of the Oud Tuning the Oud Playing the Oud Origin of the Oud The Oud is... More

Bouzouki

Origin of the Bouzouki Description of the Bouzouki Tuning the Bouzouki Origin of the Bouzouki The Bouzouki is a long-necked... More

Balalaikas

Origin of the BalalaikaDescription of the BalalaikaTuning the BalalaikaPlaying the Balalaika Origin of the Balalaika The Balalaika most likely evolved from... More

How to String a Violin

Strings age and wear out whether they're metal or gut. Preventive medicine is the prescription. Do a "transplant" before they give... More

Cello

The cello (also violoncello or 'cello) is a stringed instrument, closely related to the violin. The cello is much larger than... More

Bull-roarer

A bullroarer or turndun is an early sophisticated ritual instrument of music and means of communicating over extended distances. It consists... More

Hurdy Gurdy

What is a Hurdy Gurdy? The Hurdy Gurdys Ancient Roots What is a Hurdy Gurdy? The hurdy gurdy, known in... More

Mbira dzavadzimu

The mbira dzavadzimu is a musical instrument popular among the Shona of Zimbabwe for at least 1,000 years. It is often... More

Vichitra Veena

The Vichitra Veena is a string instrument that is plucked with a pick or plectrum. It has four main strings, 3... More

Rudra Veena

Rudra vina also known as the bin (been), appears to be one of the oldest styles of vina. Such evidence is... More

Veena

Description of the Veena Playing the Veena Tuning the Veena Rudra Veena - Rudra vina also known as the bin (been),... More

Ukuleles

The ukulele is a fretted, string instrument which is essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. It is commonly associated... More

Mandolin

A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. Mandolins have 8 strings, in 4 pairs. Each pair of strings is tuned... More

Cittern

The cittern is any member of the lute family generally played with a pick. They come in many lengths from the... More

Gusli

The Gusli is an ancient Russian musical instrument, a kind of a harp. There were two modifications of gusli: Slemovidnye gusli... More

Dombra

The dombra is a long-necked, two-stringed instrument, possessing a resonating chamber, somewhat similar to a banjo or a lute, and especially... More

Monochord

A monochord is a musical and scientific instrument dating back to ancient human history. Traditionally, it is simply a single string... More

Musical Bow - Brimbau

The musical bow (also called Berimbau or Brimbau) is a simple string musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a... More

Crwth

The crwth is a stringed musical instrument, a type of medieval bowed lyre associated particularly with Wales, although played more... More

Gudok

Gudok is an ancient Russian string musical instrument, which was played with a bow. Gudok usually has 3 strings: 2... More

Viola

The viola is a stringed musical instrument which is part of the violin family. In this family it serves as the... More

Sarod

The Sarod is the second most popular string instrument originating from North India. Only the sitar is more popular. Originally the... More

Double bass

The double bass is a musical instrument, the largest and lowest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes... More

Fiddle

The fiddle is the same musical instrument as the violin, though the bows used can differ. Essentially, "fiddle" is used to... More

Nyckelharpa

The nykelharpa is a keyed fiddle traditional in Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to... More

Psaltery

Description of the Psaltery Tuning Instructions for the Psaltery Description of the Psaltery The psaltery is in the family of... More

Rebec

The rebec (sometimes rebeck and originally various other spellings) is a bowed string musical instrument. In its most common form, it... More

Viola d'amore

The viola d'amore is a stringed musical instrument sharing some characteristics with the viol family. Like viols, it has a flat... More

Viol da Gamba

The viol da gamba (alternatively viola da gamba or just viol) family of musical instruments is related to the vihuela, rebec,... More

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Hawaii Portugal Balalaikas Banjo Bouzouki Bowed Brimbau Bull-roarer Cello Cittern Crwth Cumbus Dilruba Dombra Double bass Fiddle Gottuvadhyam Gudok Guitar Gusli Harp Hurdy gurdy India Lute Lyre harp Mandolin Mbira dzavadzimu Monochord Musical instrument Nyckelharpa Oud Plucked Pochette violin Psaltery Rebec Rudra veena Santoor Sarangi Sarod Strings Tambura Ukulele Ukuleles Veena Vichithra veena Viol da gamba Viola Viola damore Violin

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