String instrument
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A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones. The most common string instruments in the string family are guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and harp. Not often immediately recognized as such, a piano is also a string instrument.
See also
- "Essay on the fingering of the violoncello and on the conduct of the bow"
- List of string instruments
- Luthier (maker of stringed instruments)
- Musical acoustics
- Ravanahatha
- String instrument extended technique
- String instrument repertoire
- String orchestra
- Strings (music)
- Stringed instrument tunings
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