bouzoukis
Long-necked Greek lutes
Bouzoukis is the plural of bouzouki, a long-necked stringed instrument central to Greek folk and popular music.
It has a rounded body like a mandolin and produces a bright, metallic tone.
The bouzouki became internationally familiar through Greek film soundtracks and taverna music: The band featured two bouzoukis and a guitar.
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Plucking strings by hand
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- plectrumString-plucking implement
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
ornamentation · glissando · vibrato · fingerstyle · picking · technique · runs · embellishments
taverna
Greek neighborhood restaurant
fingerpicking
Plucking strings by hand
improvisation · ornamentation · glissando · vibrato · fingerstyle · picking · technique · runs · embellishments · pizzicato
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
tension · tuning · doubled · course · pitch · resonance · intonation · harmonics · sustain · vibration
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
pickguard · inlay · bout · soundboard · nut · saddle · pickup · amplified
bouzoukisdrums
Struck membrane instruments
bass drums · timpani · tubas · pipe organs · synthesizers
bouzoukissitars
Indian plucked string instruments
balalaikas · banjos · shamisen · mandolins