Verse:Hmøøh/Talma: Difference between revisions
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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. | 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. | ||
*'' | *''davr'' = a 4-stringed fiddle, used for the treble register | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 180 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 180 Hz | ||
*'' | *''ŋamys'' = a 5-stringed bowed string instrument used for the treble and alto register | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 120 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 120 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 ''ŋamys'' for vegans | ||
*'' | *''ŋamsóm'' = a ''ŋamys'' that's a 2/1 lower | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 60 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 60 Hz | ||
*'' | *''tsovích'' fretless steel guitar tuned to a hexany | ||
*'' | *''lazóf'' = a trombone; exists in many different pitch ranges, such as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ''lazaf'' | ||
*musical saw | *musical saw | ||
*'' | *''gyfús'' = a slide bassoon | ||
*'' | *''iskól'' = a slide flute | ||
=====Fixed-pitch===== | =====Fixed-pitch===== | ||