Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Poly-heterochord musical bows
type: Concept
narrower: Poly-heterochord musical bows with tuning noose
notation: 311.122

Poly-heterochord musical bows with tuning noose
type: Concept
broader: Poly-heterochord musical bows
definition: Several strings are stretched between fixed points. The instrument consists of a string bearer, or of a string bearer with a resonator which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The string bearer is flexible (and curved). The strings are of separate material from the string bearer. A fibre noose is passed round the strings, dividing them into two sections. Oceania (pagolo).
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 311.122.2