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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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1violin somewhat resembles the gufzla which has been in use by most of the Slavonic tribes in Europe from an early period. The gufzla has, however, only one string of horsehair.
3999. '69.
5SKRUIBKA, or Kemangeh roumy. Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone. Caucasus. Modern. L. 1 ft. 7 in. (Bought, Paris Exhibition, 1867, 1l. 2s. 6d.)
7This instrument, which in shape resembles our antiquated rebec, is constructed on the principle of our viole d'amour, now likewise fallen into oblivion. It has three strings of silk, which are played upon with a bow; and three other strings, of thin wire, which are drawn through the bridge and run beneath the silken strings. The wire strings merely serve to increase the sonorousness of the upper strings vibrated by the bow. It is a well-known fact, that if of two sonorous bodies tuned in unison, or in octaves, one is made to sound, the other will also vibrate, and will sound without being touched. The Hindus especially have many stringed instruments in which sympathetic sounds are employed. The Turks have a specimen called sine keman, which is constructed on this principle, and which resembles the Caucasian instrument under notice. Kemangeh roumy signifies "Greek viol."
9Skruibka is the name by which the Russians denote the violin in general. In the stringed instruments of European nations the use of sympathetic tones has almost entirely been discarded, especially since the sound-board has been constructed on more acoustic principles and continually improved.
11991. '59.
13SANTIR. A kind of dulcimer. Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl. It contains twenty-five sets of wire strings, each set consisting of four strings which are tuned in unison. In the middle are two rows of movable bridges, by means of which the pitch of the strings is regulated. The bridges, which somewhat resemble chessmen, are made of wood, painted red and green, and have at the top a small strip of brass on which the strings rest. The tuning-peggs are on the right
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