


Struck string instruments (such as the piano) can be similarly plucked as an extended technique. The harpsichord does not fit any of these categories but is also a plucked string instrument, as its strings are struck with a plectrum when the keys are depressed.īowed string instruments, such as the violin, can also be plucked in the technique known as pizzicato however, as they are usually played with a bow, they are not included in this category. In the harp family (including the lyre), the strings are perpendicular to the soundboard and do not run across it. Erhus are often played in Chinese opera performances and traditional orchestras. It is also known as the Chinese violin in the Western world. The zither family (including the Qanún/kanun, autoharp, kantele, gusli, kannel, kankles, kokles, koto, guqin, gu zheng and many others) does not have a neck, and the strings are stretched across the soundboard. The erhu is a two-string, violin-like instrument that is played with a bow like a violin bow. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is 64 inches (1.6 m 5.3 ft) long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. 'ancient zheng'), is a Chinese Plucked string instrument - Wikipedia zither. Most plucked string instruments belong to the lute family (such as guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, balalaika, sitar, pipa, etc.), which generally consist of a resonating body, and a neck the strings run along the neck and can be stopped at different pitches. The zheng (pinyin: zhng WadeGiles: cheng) or gu zheng (Chinese: pinyin: gzhng lit. Plucking can be done with either a finger or a plectrum. Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in such a way as to give it an impulse that causes the string to vibrate. Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. Qanún/kanun, origin from ancient Mesopotamia Kantele Shown here are 4 Ukuleles, 2 mandolins, a banjo, a guitar, a violin, a Guraitar and a bass guitar. 830) shows an unspecified plucked string instrument. Subcategory of string instruments Guitar and lute This illustration in a French Psalter from the 9th century ( c.
