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4 strings 4 courses. C 2 G 2 D 3 A 3: Erhu-cello, China Same tunings as cello: Gekkin: 4 strings 2 courses. C 3 C 3 G 3 G 3 [*] Gekin Japan * Tuning is not western equal temperament Gekkin: 4 strings 4 courses. A 3 D 4 D 4 D 5: Japanese Yueqin Japan Geyerleier 8 strings 4 courses. Standard/common: E 3 E 2 •B 3 B 2 •E 3 E 3 •B 3 B 3 ...
Note: Because the dulcimer is most often played on the lap or with the instrument lying on a table, when the instrument is held upright (headstock at the top), the highest pitched string will be on the left—this is the reverse of most other string instruments (e.g., guitar, bass, fiddle, etc.) where the lowest string is on the left.
[4] [5] From the musical bow, families of stringed instruments developed; since each string played a single note, adding strings added new notes, creating bow harps, harps and lyres. [6] In turn, this led to being able to play dyads and chords .
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The bowed dulcimer is a musical instrument. Designed in the style of the Appalachian dulcimer (a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings), it is either a standard instrument played with a violin bow , or a purpose-built dulcimer designed around bow playing.
From right to left, they are: bass bridge, "right bridge", tenor bridge, "left bridge", and the chromatic bridge. During playing, one is supposed to strike the strings on the left side of the bridges. However, the strings on the "chromatic bridge" are struck on the right, and strings on the "left bridge" can be struck on both sides of the bridge.
The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian santur. [1] The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings. It is a traditional instrument in Jammu and Kashmir, and dates back to ancient times.