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Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include bit hop, hip hop, bit-hop, loops. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique…

The saz is a long-necked fretted lute. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks, and a first-month…

The sanshin is an Okinawan string instrument which consists of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings. It is traditionally played with a plectrum made of horn worn on the…

Ancient hammered dulcimer with trapezoid walnut or maple soundbox, 25 bridges each with 4 strings that are hit by special mallets called mezrab. Used in traditional, folk and mystic Sufi…

Santur, Middle Eastern Catalog context: Persian/Iran hammered dulcimer. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks, and a…

Name also used in general for reed pipes from the 16th century, it has a conical bore and a windcap. Catalog context: German double-reed with cap. Public catalog clues linked…

The riq is a type of tambourine used as a traditional instrument in Arabic music. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production,…

Ancient bowed fiddle, once popular in Western India and Sri Lanka. Catalog context: Indian bowed spikefiddle. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include bowed, ancient, spike-fiddle, india. This guide…

Made of cane, it is used in Ecuador. Catalog context: Ecuadorean panpipes. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening…

The Reactable is an electronic musical instrument consisting of a round translucent table on which blocks are placed. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway:…