String Instrument Variations Gallery

A library from Joy of Sound of pictures showing alternative shapes, sizes and configurations that are possible, a resource for co-designers creating inclusive and accessible instruments
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an electric guitar made out of wood and strings
experimental sitar-electric guitar hybrid created decades ago by a man named Tony Karasek.
three different types of musical instruments sitting on a red tableclothed surface, each with an intricately carved design
"Cítola" "direct ancestor of the Renaissance zithers" Video: "Imágenes de la cítola medieval construida por José Ignacio Fernández (CINCO SIGLOS) en 2002. Suena: Son de cítola sobre Seigneurs Sachiez de Teobaldo de Navarra interpretada por José Ignacio Fernández en grabación casera de 2012." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjMqCXvhCo4
a person holding a wooden guitar in their hand with the strings still attached to it
ngonilele
a musical instrument made out of wood and strings
Mulatar
combination 3 string slide gtr / multi retunable harp + perc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a3-fIV9Pbc
a wooden instrument with two strings attached to it
This is a Meerklang 3 String Fretted Therapy Cello & it's tuned to Open C (C, G, E), & this one happens to be a 4/4 Size Version (there's a 1/8 Size Version that's tuned an Octave Higher). The frets do help w/ playing in tune
an old heart shaped object hanging on the wall next to a wooden stick and two other items
Qobuz | Afghan | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Qobuz, Wood, horsehair, metal cloth wrapping, Afghan
a wooden instrument sitting on top of a table
Éde https://www.facebook.com/groups/279244555453722/user/100063701011947/ Ready. Here is my selfmade Simsimiyya. Has 16 Strings. Behind the middle bar, there a 3 Strat-pickups..😉 It is made from an old oak chair
a woman sitting on top of a rug holding a harp
a green and black object with a long blade on it's side, in the shape of a knife
Rabab | Description, History, & Facts
a wooden instrument with an unusual design on it's body and neck, sitting against a gray background
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a person is playing an instrument on the grass with other instruments in the back ground
ngonilele by Joris Feuillatre
10 string small ngoni
an ancient statue with a woman playing the harp
Additional photos of artifacts from Sumer, Elam and Assyria (2)
a man holding an instrument in his hands
Hybrid hurdy gurdy ukelele by Fron Reilly
a wooden musical instrument sitting on top of a table
Rebab The word rebab (robAb) is an Arabic term that can be translated as bowed string instrument. Dating back at least to the 8th century, the Rebab has been closely associated with Islamic culture and is thought to be the earliest ancestor of the contemporary violin.
an old black and white photo of two women standing next to a giant contraption
Octobass