chitarra battente (Italian strumming 17th century guitar)
~ String instrument
Description
Developed chiefly as a folk instrument for accompanying singing and dancing, its front has a intricately carved soundhole and slants towards the bottom where the 5 double (sometimes triple courses) of thin steel strings are fastened with pins. The back can be rounded or flat.
Relationships
| from: | Italy |
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| used in: | baroque |
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| type of: | baroque guitar (Baroque gut string guitar) |
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| Wikidata: | Q2297117 [info] |
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