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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'' Ⓥ or = a 4-stringed fiddle, used for the treble register. | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 200 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7, lowest string = 200 Hz | ||
*''ñams'' | *''ñams'' Ⓥ = a viol-like 5-stringed bowed string instrument used for the treble and alto register | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 133 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:5:7:9, lowest string = 133 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'' Ⓥ = an instrument the size of a large cello or small double bass which is tuned an octave lower than a ''ñams'' | ||
**Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 67 Hz | **Tuning: 2:3:4:5:7:9, lowest string = 67 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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*''gyvúas'' Ⓥ = a slide bassoon | *''gyvúas'' Ⓥ = a slide bassoon | ||
*''iskól'' Ⓥ = a slide flute | *''iskól'' Ⓥ = a slide flute | ||
*''çaswm'' | *''çaswm'' v = fretless guitar | ||
===Fixed-pitch=== | ===Fixed-pitch=== |
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