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Continuous pitch instruments are especially well suited to the glissando and to unusual tuning systems. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Instrument Strings & Courses Tuning(s) Alternative Names Origin Notes Picture Ahenk: 12 strings 6 courses. Standard/common: A 3 A 3 •B 3 B 3 •E 4 E 4 •A 4 A 4 •D 5 D 5 •G 5 G 5. Alternates: May also use various oud tunings Turkey Ajayu: 12 strings 5 courses. Standard/common: A A•E E•A A•C ♯ C ♯ C ♯ •F ♯ F ♯ F ...
The tuning of this instrument is 2 sets of 5ths "interleaved together". E.G. for the 9 String Stossel Lute (& 18 string Stossel Mandolin which is a Double Strung version w/ 9 pairs of strings, the lowest 4 or 6 pairs sometimes in Octaves) the strings are tuned in 5ths like a Five-string violin & then a 2nd group of 5ths is inserted starting w ...
The tuning and narrow range allow the player a number of simple chord shapes useful for both simple song accompaniment and dances, though much more complex music was also written for it. [3] Its bright and cheerful timbre make it a valuable counterpoint to gut-strung instruments. The Spanish bandurria, still used today, is a similar instrument.
The StarrBoard is a stringed musical instrument invented by John D. Starrett and patented on July 23, 1985. [1] It is a tapping instrument similar in concept to the Chapman Stick except that it is played on a stand (like a keyboard) rather than worn on the body. Another difference is that it is played with fingers parallel to the strings rather ...
[1] [2] [3] The guitalin is a non-traditional, hybrid folk instrument, as it incorporates features of multiple traditional folk instruments into one. While the original tuning consisted of a G chord in root position, the standard tuning of the guitalin which was adopted is a C chord in second inversion. Another common tuning is a second ...
However, any number of other tunings are occasionally employed (for example, tuning the G string up to A), both in classical music, where the technique is known as scordatura, and in some folk styles where it is called "cross-tuning." Numerous such tunings exist, often being named for a prominent tune played in that tuning.