Korgscrew
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Posted: Sep. 16 2003, 13:01 |
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I think I've heard people say that the Amarok player calls that the 'dulcimer' section...anyway, it's not true, it's a bouzouki, as can be seen here.
There is an appalachian dulcimer in that picture as well, but they're usually used for strummed chordal parts, and have a delicate sound quite unlike the bouzouki. They're quite simple instruments, generally tuned to a chord and with diatonically placed frets (making them rather forgiving on newcomers to music, as playing out of key notes isn't possible once the instrument is in tune).
The other kind of dulcimer is the hammered dulcimer (the appalachian and hammered varieties are related in being box zither type instruments, but they're really very different beasts), which has a more piano-like sound - I'd not say it's sound could easily be confused with that of a bouzouki, but the sound does have a similar sharp, cutting quality.
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