Orpharion
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orpharion-262-5768340
title:
Orpharion
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The orpharion or opherion is a plucked stringed instrument from the Renaissance, a member of the cittern family. Its construction is similar to the larger bandora and is an ancestor of the guitar. The metal strings are tuned like a lute and are plucked with the fingers. The nut and bridge of an orpharion are typically sloped, so that the string length increases from treble to bass. Due to the extremely low-tension metal strings, which would easily distort the notes when pushed down, the frets we
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Plucked stringed instrument from the Renaissance
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpharion
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2023-12-10T08:47:41Z
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