Stringed instrument, round, typically with one string bound at the top of the neck with a tuning peg Stringed instrument, typical four courses/8 strings, more courses possible, also possible to string with 4-6 single strings Guitarra, guiterne or guiterre, Italy, quintern Seven-stringed lute, fretless, long-necked and double-waisted with rosette-shaped sound hole Guitar-like instrument, most commonly with ten strings in two courses and made from an armadillo backįretted, long-necked lute with a round body, played by plucking with a plectrum String instrument with a pear-shaped body and a long neck, played with plectrumįretted, hollow-bodied bowl lute, usually with four or five doubled strings, with as many as eleven tunings, traditionally made from an armadillo shell Pear-shaped mandolin-like instrument, part of the rondalla tradition of ensemble playing of plucked instruments including bandurias, octavinas, laúds, guitars, and basses. These instruments may be classified with a suffix, based on how the strings are caused to vibrate.ĭiatonic, unfretted lute-like string instrument, traditionally carved from a single block of wood 32: Instruments in which the resonator and string bearer are physically united and can not be separated without destroying the instrument 321: Instruments in which the strings run in a plane parallel to the sound table ( lutes) 321.3: Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle ( handle lutes) 321.32: Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck ( necked lutes) 321.321: Instrument whose body is shaped like a bowl ( necked bowl lutes) These instruments may be known as necked bowl lutes.ģ: Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings ( chordophones, string instruments). Immigrants brought a large number of violins to New Zealand during the 19th century and before the First World War, and many are still sitting forgotten in basements and garages.This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 321.321 under that system. Even if the label means nothing, the style, workmanship and materials can all give clues as to where and when the instrument was made. If you’d like to know more about your violin, bring it in to show Cath Newhook at The Stringed Instrument Company Ltd, or take it to another reputable violin repairer or dealer. It doesn’t mean it’s not a good violin, though – fake Strad labels appear in all sorts of violins, from very basic student instruments to quite good quality ones. Most of the 19 th century copies don’t bother to mention a country of manufacture, but if it says, “Made in Germany” or “Made in Czechoslovakia” along the bottom, then you can be very certain it’s very definitely not a Strad. Hundreds of thousands of factory violins made in the 19th and 20th centuries have fake Stradivarius labels glued inside them. And lo and behold, it says “Antonio Stradivarius”, or something of the sort.ĭoes this mean you have an extremely valuable violin in your hands? Before you start jumping for joy, take a deep breath and read this: You take the violin out and hold it up to the light, peering through the f-holes to see what the label says. So you’ve heaved open an ancient trunk at the very back of the garage, and discover a battered old violin case with a violin inside. ~ Stradivari, Antonio 1644-1737, a famous Italian violin, viola and cello maker, often shortened to “Strad”.
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