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Catalog context: Russian single reed hornpipe. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include hs 422.211.2. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound…
The zhonghu is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu and tuned a fourth or a fifth lower. Catalog context: Alto huqin. This guide turns the available catalog…
The Xaphoon is a keyless chromatic single-reed woodwind instrument. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks, and…
The xiaoluo is a Chinese small flat gong whose pitch rises when struck with the side of a flat wooden stick. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include fixme,…
The xun is a vessel flute from China which has a blowing hole at the top. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound…
Member of the xylophone family, it has 5 octaves. Catalog context: Extended range xylophone. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include wood, extended range. This guide turns the available…
It is related to similar hammered dulcimers in India, middle east and Europe. Catalog context: Chinese hammered dulcimer. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include 絲. This guide turns…
The yaylı tanbur is a bowed lute from Turkey derived from the older plucked tanbur. Catalog context: Turkish bowed lute. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious…
Used by Dravidian Tamil from at least 2200 years ago, by the 7th century it had come into disuse. It had a curved ebony neck with gut strings above the…
The yehu is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family, made from a coconut shell. Catalog context: southern coconut huqin. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include…