STRING INSTRUMENTS

(Chordophones)

There are three types of string instruments differentiated from each other by the way in which sound is produced on their strings. In the first group of chordophones we find the instruments plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. These include the husli, the kobza, the torban, and the bandura.
The second group is that of the fricative chordophones. It contains the lira (hurdy-gurdy), the hudok, the violin, the basolia, and the kozobas. The third group - percussive string instruments chordophones are represented by the hammer dulcimer.

• Plucked String Instruments
  • The Husli
  • The Kobza
  • The Torban
  • The Classical (folk) Bandura
  • The Kharkiv Type Bandura
  • The Kyiv Type Bandura
  • The Orchestral Banduras
• Fricative String Instruments
  • The Lira (Hurdy Gurdy)
  • The Fiddle
  • The Hudok
  • The Basolia
  • The Kozobas
  • The Musical Saw
• Percussive String Instruments
  • The Tsymbaly