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The hulusi is a Chinese free reed wind instrument which has three bamboo pipes which pass through a gourd. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter…

Folk-fiddle from Hardanger, Norway. It has 4 melody- and 4-5 drone-strings, it is richly decorated and used in the traditional "halling" folk music and dance. Public catalog clues linked to…

Whole or half-pear shaped wooden body, it is partly fretted and has two string-courses; melody and drone. The name comes from Germanic words meaning bumblebee or buzzing. Catalog context: Medieval…

Used especially in blues, American folk and country, it consists of a rectangle shape with soundholes along the wide side, where air is blown and drawn across free reeds which…

Having a small bag, it has a soft sound. Its chanter and two drones of differing length are made of fruitwood. It historically had single reeds, modern creations are more…

The harp is a plucked string instrument consisting of multiple strings stretched across a vertical frame. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include harp, strings, generic, ancient. This guide…

Chinese family of bowed spike-fiddles, usually with 2, occasionally 3-4 strings, the bodies made of wood and covered with skin occasionally thin wood or made of coconut. Public catalog clues…

Effectively a small electric guitar-piano hybrid, it is played by tapping the multiple isometric arranged strings that are stretched over a long flat board. Catalog context: Electric guitar-piano tapping instrument.…

Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include silly name. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks,…

Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include awesome, plucked, strings, baroque. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening…