a piece of metal or wood at the lower end of a stringed instrument to which the strings are attached
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a small stringed instrument of Spanish origin, derived from the guitar family, It usually has four double or triple sets of s…
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sympathetic vibration
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any musical instrument that produces sound by means of strings under appropriate tension that are set into vibration by being…
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brushing over the strings of a stringed instrument
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temperament; the pitch to which various strings on a stringed instrument are to be set