The harp or the harpsichord
Do they both have strings? I forget what the difference is. They're being pulled either way.
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Amyrakunejo 路 F
The harpsichord is a piano, the harp is a plucked string instrument.
Pianos are dynamic in play, harps tend to only have a single play style.
Harpguitars are the most interesting combination of stringed instruments I've ever known. Brilliance of Orville Gibson, and yes, the same Gibson that eventually became a household name in the electric guitar biz. Of course, Orville sold his business and likeness (that's Orville's signature on every headstock) to a pair of siblings back before it became a thriving business; he had passed on before such would come to pass.
Thanks Orville. 馃
Pianos are dynamic in play, harps tend to only have a single play style.
Harpguitars are the most interesting combination of stringed instruments I've ever known. Brilliance of Orville Gibson, and yes, the same Gibson that eventually became a household name in the electric guitar biz. Of course, Orville sold his business and likeness (that's Orville's signature on every headstock) to a pair of siblings back before it became a thriving business; he had passed on before such would come to pass.
Thanks Orville. 馃
helenS 路 36-40, F
Yes they both have strings; but the harpsichord (also known as cembalo) is a keyboard instrument (like the piano), where the strings resonate as a result of impact by a small piece of wood, whereas the strings of a harp are plucked by a (usually female) hand.
[edit: user @uncalled4 kindly informed me that in a harpsichord the strings are set in vibration by plucking, and not by a mallet. ]
[edit: user @uncalled4 kindly informed me that in a harpsichord the strings are set in vibration by plucking, and not by a mallet. ]
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