Verse:Hmøøh/Talma: Difference between revisions
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=====Continuous-pitch===== | =====Continuous-pitch===== | ||
Free-pitch instruments are prized for their ability to play in any tuning; '' | Free-pitch instruments are prized for their ability to play in any tuning; ''ngjeoms'' quartets and quintets are fertile ground for explorations of tuning systems. | ||
*'' | *''ngjeoms'' = the "Talman violin": a 5-stringed bowed string instrument used for the treble and alto register | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 125 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 125 Hz | ||
**Desired features: should be loud as possible (while still being strong enough to support the strings) | **Desired features: should be loud as possible (while still being strong enough to support the strings) | ||
**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 | ||
**Electric '' | **Electric ''ngjeoms'' for vegans | ||
*'' | *''ngjeomsam'' = a ''ngjeoms'' that's a 2/1 lower | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 62.5 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 62.5 Hz | ||
*'' | *''txavik'' fretless steel guitar tuned to a hexany | ||
* | *''lazaf'' = a trombone; exists in many different pitch ranges, such as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ''lazaf'' | ||
*musical saw | |||
* | *''geofus'' = a slide bassoon | ||
*'' | *''iskol'' = a slide flute | ||
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=====Fixed-pitch===== | =====Fixed-pitch===== | ||