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Shadow0
Jun 16, 2008


If to live in this style is to be eccentric, it must be confessed that there is something good in eccentricity.

Grimey Drawer
Zithers! They come in a wide variety and can have any number of strings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither

I happen to have a 12-string 가야금 (gayageum) and a 13-string 琴 (koto):

The gayageum is played using just your fingers, but the koto is usually picked with these 爪 (tsume [nails]), which can be square or rounded:

You change the pitches of the strings by tightening the strings ahead of time, moving the brides, or by pressing down with your left hand opposite the bridges.

There is also a German Zither. I have been thinking of getting one for myself while I'm here.


Here's some Korean 가야금 (gayageum):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pob6NbRcmBw&t=24s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-seXKrJwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PflKLg2dqKc

Here's some Japanese 琴 / 箏 (koto):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTp_YQizqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fbj7-uJOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx76YPgZviE

Here's some Chinese 筝 / 古筝 (zheng / guzheng):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tG8r3VBvEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564u39PJfUI

Here's some German Zither:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Px_HOquN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t07wEPfIIgE

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