Philomel (musical instrument)
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philomel-musical-instrument-314-8674382
title:
Philomel (musical instrument)
text:
The philomel is a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel wire strings. The fingerboard is fretless, like the violin. It was invented around Monaco di Baviera in the middle of the nineteenth century and has similarities with the Bowedmelodion also known as Streichmelodion. The philomel has a body with incurvations similar to those of the guitar; therefore, without corner blocks, the outline of the upper lobe forms a wavy shoulder reminiscent of the viols but more ornate a
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Stringed instrument
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomel_(musical_instrument)
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date modified:
2023-06-10T21:20:09Z
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