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Because you only really need a couple of wires to make people cry. The Chinese bowed instrument relies entirely on tension and finger placement to produce a…
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Because sometimes a melody needs to aggressively assert its dominance. This double-reed horn produces a piercing, unapologetic shriek that is completely…
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Because fixed tuning is for people who lack commitment. Players constantly push and bend the strings on this massive flat board to alter the pitch mid-note,…
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Before massive rock solos required six complex strings, the earliest strumming devices kept things incredibly simple. It was basically a glorified ukulele,…
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Because a hollowed-out piece of wood is all you really need to shape a culture. Originally restricted to elite circles, this long stringed instrument slowly…
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