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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments, 1874
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1Their little harp is especially interesting, on account of its resemblance to some instruments of this class represented on monuments of Eastern nations, dating from about a thousand years before the Christian era. The fore pillar, which in our harp serves to resist the tension of the strings, is wanting; and the same was the case with the ancient Oriental harp, and is so still with most harps found in Asiatic countries.
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5BAGHLAMA. A small kind of tamboura, with four strings of thin wire, and frets made of gut dyed red. The body is of wood, ornamented with mother-of-pearl and tinsel. Modern. L. 1 ft. 8 3/4 in. (Bought, Paris Exhibition, 1867, 1l. 19s. 2d.)
7There are several varieties of this instrument to be found in the Caucasus and adjacent countries. The strings are twanged with a quill.
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11BAGHLAMA. A small kind of tamboura, with four strings of thin wire, and frets made of gut. Wood, inlaid with bone and mother-of-pearl. Modern. L. 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. (Bought, Paris Exhibition, 1867, 16s. 10d.)
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15CIRCASSIAN Violin and Bow. Wood, with two strings of horse-hair. In the middle of the body some small found holes are pierced. Modern. L. 2 ft. 2 1/2 in. (Bought, Paris Exhibition, 1867, 5s. 8d.)
17The bow belonging to the Circassian violin is much curved, and is strung with hair taken from the tail of the horse, as is likewise the case with the two (rarely three) strings on the instrument. This species of
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