List of chordophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number
- List of chordophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number
The Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification groups all instruments in which sound is produced primarily by the vibration of a string or strings. [Von Hornbostel and Sachs]
HS321.33 [cite journal|title=Plucked Lutes in West Africa: An Historical Overview|first=Eric|last=Charry|journal=The Galpin Society Journal|volume=49|month=March|year=1996|pages=3-37|publisher=Galpin Society]
These instruments may be classified with a suffix, based on how the strings are caused to vibrate.
*4: Hammers or beaters
*5: Bare hands and fingers
*6: Plectrum
*7: Bowing
**71: Using a bow
**72: Using a wheel
**73: Using a ribbon
*8: Keyboard
*9: Using a mechanical drive
Reference
*cite journal|title=Classification of Musical Instruments: Translated from the Original German by Anthony Baines and Klaus P. Wachsmann|first=Erich M.|last=von Hornbostel|coauthors=Curt Sachs|journal=The Galpin Society Journal|volume=14|month=March|year=1961|pages=3–29|doi=10.2307/842168
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