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Apache fiddle (Apache) Apkhyarta (Abkhazia) Arpeggione. Banhu (China) Baryton. Bazantar (United States) Bowed dulcimer. Bowed guitar. Bowed psaltery (United States)
Steel-stringed instruments (such as the guitar, bass, violin, etc.) can be played using a magnetic field. An E-Bow is a small hand-held battery-powered device that magnetically excites the strings of an electric string instrument to provide a sustained, singing tone reminiscent of a held bowed violin note.
This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Percussion instruments (idiophones and membranophones) [ edit ]
Smaller scale instruments are also quite commonly used by fully-grown players in jazz, folk music and similar ensembles. The system of conventional fractions is taken to its logical conclusion with string bass sizes, in that a full-size (4/4) bass is uncommon. Most basses are 3/4 or 7/8, and younger players can use 1/2 or even 1/4 size instruments.
Playing a string harmonic (a flageolet) is a string instrument technique that uses the nodes of natural harmonics of a musical string to isolate overtones. Playing string harmonics produces high pitched tones, often compared in timbre to a whistle or flute. [1][2] Overtones can be isolated "by lightly touching the string with the finger instead ...
321.21: Instruments in which the resonator is bowl-shaped, either carved or natural. 321.22: Instruments in which the resonator is a built-up wooden box. 321.3: Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle ( handle lutes) 321.31: Instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through or over the resonator ( spike lutes)
312.1 Whole tube zithers - The string carrier is a complete tube. Valiha ( Madagascar) 312.11 Idiochord tube zithers. 312.12 Heterochord tube zithers. 312.121 Without extra resonator. 312.122 With extra resonator. 312.2 Half-tube zithers - The strings are stretched along the convex surface of a gutter.
Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica.