langspil
Sign in to saveThe langspil (; meaning long-play) is a traditional Icelandic drone zither. It has a single melody string and usually 2 drone strings.
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- Langspil
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- Langspil.jpg
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- Langspil in the National Museum of Iceland, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- string
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- String instruments
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- true board zither
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- Langeleik, Scheitholt, Epinette des Vosges, Dulcimer
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The langspil (; meaning long-play) is a traditional Icelandic drone zither. It has a single melody string and usually 2 drone strings.
The langspil can be played by plucking the strings by hand, with a bow or by hammering. Langspils exist in two basic versions, straight and curved and are generally around the length of , and can be as long as or as short as . Many different types of wood have traditionally been used, including pine, fir, beechwood, birch, oak and walnut, since they were generally constructed from driftwood.
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