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| Instrument | Strings & Courses | Tuning(s) | Alternative Names | Origin | Notes | Picture |
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| Ahenk | 12 strings
6 courses |
Standard/Common:
A3 A3•B3 B3•E4 E4•A4 A4•D5 D5•G5 G5 Alternates: May also use various oud tunings |
Turkey | |||
| Ajayu | 12 strings
5 courses |
Standard/Common:
A A•E E•A A•C# C# C#•F# F# F# Alternate:
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Chile | A very recent instrument, invented in 2007 | ||
| Akkordolia | 4 strings
4 courses |
F2 A2 C3 F3 |
Taishogoto, Bulbul-tarang, Benju | Germany & Austria / Japan / India / Pakistan | There are also a number of drone strings, the number and tuning of which vary widely. | |
| Akonting | 3 courses
3 strings |
Common:
D3 G3 F4 C3 F3 E4 |
Ekonting, Bunchundo, Econtin, Konting | Senegal | Often strung with fishing line.
A rare 4-string version also exists. |
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| Amzad | 1 string
1 course |
No standard tuning; tuned to any convenient note. | Imzad | Niger, Mali, Algeria | Horse hair string. | |
| Archlute | 27 strings
14 courses |
F1 F2•G1 G2•A1 A2•B1 B2•C2 C3•D2 D3•E2 E3•F2 F3•G2 G2•C2 C2•F3 F3•A3 A3•D4 D4•G4 |
Arciliuto, Erzlaute. | Europe | Number of courses could vary from 11-14, and the number of strings from 21-27. | 12-course, 23-string archlute: |
| Armonico | 7 strings
6 courses |
E3•A3•D4•G4 G4•B3•E4 | Cuba | |||
| Arpeggione | 6 strings
6 courses |
E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 | Vienna, Austria | Rare.
Tuning is same as guitar. |
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| Autoharp | 36 strings
36 courses |
F2 G2 C3 D3 E3 F3 F#3 G3 A3 A#3 B3 C4 C#4 D4 D#4 E4 F4 F#4 G4 G#4 A4 A#4 B4 C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 C6 |
Chord zither | USA | Instruments with additional bass strings exist (from 37 - 48 totalstrings), but are very rare. |
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