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Free-pitch instruments are prized for their ability to play in any tuning; string quartets and quintets are fertile ground for explorations of tuning systems. | Free-pitch instruments are prized for their ability to play in any tuning; string quartets and quintets are fertile ground for explorations of tuning systems. | ||
*''ðavr'' | *''ðavr'' v = a 4-stringed fiddle, used for the treble register. | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 204 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 204 Hz | ||
*''ñams'' | *''ñams'' v = a viol-like 5-stringed bowed string instrument used for the treble and alto register | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 136 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 136 Hz | ||
**softwood; arched plates; sound post; should be thicker than a viola and be played vertically | **softwood; arched plates; sound post; should be thicker than a viola and be played vertically | ||
*''ñamsóm'' | *''ñamsóm'' v = an instrument the size of a large cello or small double bass which is tuned an octave lower than a ''ŋams'' | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 68 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 68 Hz | ||
*''txovíh'' Ⓥ = fretless steel guitar tuned to a hexany; steel frets | *''txovíh'' Ⓥ = fretless steel guitar tuned to a hexany; steel frets |
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