Violin, Hardanger Fiddle

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The Hardanger Fiddle is a folk violin from western Norway. Only the melody strings are played, but their vibrations make the matching sympathetic strings sound as well, giving a pleasant jangle to the tune. The hardanger fiddle most often accompanies singing and dancing at traditional village festivals and events.

Family
Strings
Pitch range
About two octaves.
Material
Wood.
Size
About 23 in (58 cm) long.
Origins
The earliest example of a Norwegian hardanger fiddle dates from 1651. It was made by Jonsen Jaasted in Hardanger, western Norway. It still retains the elegant shape of a baroque violin, on which it was originally modeled.
Classification
Chordophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of strings.
And also...
There is no standard pitch for the strings of the hardanger fiddle, as there is for the violin : at least 20 different tunings are known.

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