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Nut (string instrument) A nut, on a stringed musical instrument, is a small piece of hard material that supports the strings at the end closest to the headstock or scroll. The nut marks one end of the vibrating length of each open string, sets the spacing of the strings across the neck, and usually holds the strings at the proper height from ...
San-no-tsuzumi (三の鼓) – hourglass-shaped double-headed drum; struck only on one side. Sasara (ささら) – clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord. Sekkin – a lithophone either bowed or struck. Shime-daiko ( 締太鼓) – small drum played with sticks.
The Colombian tiple (in Spanish: tiple) is an instrument of the guitar family, similar in appearance although slightly smaller (about 18%) than a standard classical guitar. The typical fretboard scale is about 530 mm (just under 21 inches), and the neck joins the body at the 12th fret. There are 12 strings, grouped in four tripled courses.
The grouping of instruments includes (from the bottom, clockwise) a zhangu, pipa, two headed drum, tambourine, konghou, sheng, and two end-blown flutes (such as xiao or pipes. Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories known as bā yīn ( 八音 ). [1] The eight categories are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal ...
Baryton. A copy of Prince Esterhazy's baryton, on display at his palace in Eisenstadt. The baryton is a bowed string instrument similar to the viol, but distinguished by an extra set of sympathetic but also pluckable strings. It was in regular use in Europe until the end of the 18th century.
Lutes. Bipa (hangul: 비파; hanja: 琵琶) – A pear-shaped lute with five strings ( hyangbipa or jikgyeongbipa) or five strings (dangbipa ). Uncommon today; most modern recreations are modelled on the Chinese pipa. Wolgeum (hangul: 월금; hanja: 月 琴) – A lute with a moon-shaped wooden body, four strings, and 13 frets; no longer used.
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the ...
