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The talharpa, also known as a tagelharpa (tail-hair harp), hiiu kannel (originally hiiurootsi (which meant Vormsi island located on the halfway to Hiiumaa) kannel) or stråkharpa (bowed harp), is a two to four stringed bowed lyre from northern Europe. It is questionable whether it was formerly common and widespread in Scandinavia.
Talharpa. Welsh and Middle English words for the 3-5 string bowed instrument included crwth, chorus, crot, and crowd. [38] Irish used cruit (indicating a lyre and later a frame harp). [38] Seen in Wales into the 18th century. [38] Modern surviving instruments come from Karelia (jouhikko), the Estonian hiiukannel, Swedish stråkharpa, and ...
The four-stringed Estonian talharpa and hiiu kannel have a wider hand hole and can play a wider range and shifting drones. [12] The Welsh crwth is the most developed of this family to survive, with six strings, a fingerboard, and a complex playing style. Extinct or obscure variants include the Shetland gue and the English crowd.
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