Stringed instruments
By: M.J. Knight
Series: Musical instruments of the world; Musical instruments of the world
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749669829
Subjects: Stringed instruments; Juvenile literature
Description: This book is about the musical instruments that belong to the string family. Stringed instruments make a sound when their strings vibrate. The strings are bowed, plucked, or struck to make their sound. When they are played the whole string vibrates from one end to the other. The strings don't make much sound on their own. The vibrations they make pass to a thin soundboard underneath, which also vibrates.
Notes: Originally published: 2005.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing stringed instruments; title: Violin; title: Viola; title: Cello; title: Double bass; title: The violin family in an orchestra; title: Harp; title: Lute; title: Balalaika; title: Mandolin; title: Bouzouki; title: Banjo; title: Ukulele; title: Sitar; title: Zithers; title: Dulcimer; title: Cimbalom; title: Koto; title: Bandura; title: Guitar; title: Dobro; title: Electric guitar; title: Electric guitars in bands; title: Hawaiian guitar; title: Words to remember.