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In Chapter 9, we discussed plucked-string instruments of the guitar and lute families, having a relatively small number of strings, the sounding length of which can be varied by pressing them with a finger against a set of fixed frets. These instruments are further characterized by being light in weight and having a bulbous hollow sound box and a long neck and fingerboard.
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Fletcher, N.H., Rossing, T.D. (1998). Harps, Harpsichords, Clavichords, and Dulcimers. In: The Physics of Musical Instruments. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21603-4_11
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