534c: Chordophones

534c: Chordophones

Description
	Chordophones (OCM spells it "cordophones") produce sound by means of a vibrating string. There may be one or more strings attached at both ends on a bearer or soundbox. Chordophones are classified as to the relationship of the strings to the body or resonator.
	To classify a specific chordophone, include information about other elements such as the following:
	Number of strings How they are played (striking, plucking, friction or bowing, blowing) Tuning (pegs or other devices) Presence of frets (low bridges on the neck or body which show the place where the string should be stopped) Presence of moveable bridges

Subcategories
	Here are the 534c Chordophones subcategories:
	534c1: Zither 534c2: Lute (plucked) 534c3: Lute (bowed) 534c4: Harp 534c5: Lyre 534c6: Bow

Context for this page:

Ocm module: Chordophones
In ocm module: Musical instruments
In modular book: Expanded ethnomusicology categories for the Outline of Cultural Materials, by Kenneth R. Hollingsworth
In bookshelf: Anthropology

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