CHORDOPHONES
Instruments in which sound is produced the vibration of strings
ARPA or ARPA JAROCHA (Mexico)a 32-36 string harp that plays bass in Mexican son jarocho music
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CAVAQUINHO (Portugal)a Portugese instrument similar to the ukulele
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CYMBALOM or CIMBALOM (Eastern Europe)a stringed instrument that is played with mallets in Klezmer music; also known as a hammered dulcimer
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ÉRHÙ or 二胡 (China)a two-stringed Chinese fiddle
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GUITARRÓN (Mexico)a large, deep-bodied fretless acoustic bass guitar; often played in Mariachi bands
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GǓZHĒNG or 古箏 (China)a plucked Chinese zither with many strings; a smaller version of this is the gǔqín.
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JARANA (Mexico)a small, fretted guitar with 8 strings from the state of Vercruz in Mexico; used in son jarocho music
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OUD or عود (Middle East)a Middle Eastern lute; has a pear-shaped body
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PÍPÁ or 琵琶 (China)a four-stringed lute from China; has a pear-shaped body
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QANUN or قانون (Middle East)a zither that looks like the inside of a grand piano; played using fingerpicks
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REQUINTO or REQUINTO JAROCHO (Mexico)a 4-string guitar; typically plays melody
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SAROD or सरोद (India)a small fretless Indian lute; has a chrome-plated neck that allows the player to slide up and down the frets
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SITAR or सितार (India)an Indian lute with 18, 19, or 20 strings; creates a "shimmery echo" sound through sympathetic vibration
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VIHUELA (Mexico)a small, high-pitched, five-string guitar with a rounded back
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YÁNGQÍN or 揚琴 (China)a hammered dulcimer from China; has metal strings
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