Saiteninstrument

Definitions of Saiteninstrument
  1. noun
    a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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    Banjo
    a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
    Gitarre
    a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
    Klavier
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    Sitar
    a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
    Zither
    a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
    Kontrabass, Kontrabaß
    largest and lowest member of the violin family
    Flügel
    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    Harfe
    a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
    Laute
    chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
    Mandoline
    a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
    Ukulele
    a small guitar having four strings
    Viola
    a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
    Geige, Violine
    bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
    type of:
    Instrument, Musikinstrument
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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