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	Resonating Strings and the Sympitar
		Sympathetic strings have been used on instruments for hundreds of years, and by many different cultures.
		There is an internal damping mechanism for the sympathetic strings, operated by a small lever protruding from the upper left side of the sound-hole.A small movement of this lever with the thumb of the right hand easily turns the sympathetic strings on or off.
		Replacement of sympathetic strings is accomplished by threading the new string in through it's tiny hole in the main bridge, then pulling it through the neck with a special tool.
	www.beyondthetrees.com /sympb.htm (1118 words)

	String Instruments World Musical Instruments String musical instruments include a wide variety of instruments, some ...
		String instruments come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the Oud to the Sitar to the Harp.
		A bow is drawn across the strings which causes them to resonate, and the bridges are moveable to adjust the tone.
		The hammered dulcimer is played by striking the strings with small hammers, with the dulcimer resting either on the lap or on a table or stand.
	www.worldmusicalinstruments.com /stringmusicalinstruments.asp (2224 words)

	String Musical Instruments of India @ NewKerala.Com, India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The length and thickness of strings vary according to the octave with the strings being thicker in the lower octaves.
		It has three gut playing strings which are bowed, one bronze rhythm string tuned on the high tonic, 11 sympathetic strings placed on two flat bridges near the pegs tuned on the notes of the raga, and at last 25 sympathetic strings tuned on all the shrutis of two octaves.
		The string, which is usually made of steel, is attached to the bottom of the bowl and then to the wooden knob, called kan or the ear, at the other end.
	music.newkerala.com /indian-string-musical-instruments.php (2489 words)

	FAQS
		This is called the "taper length" and is measured from the string ball to the end of the outer wind.
		The gauges of the sympathetic strings are all.010.
		More recently we have tuned the instrument with a "drop D" tuning and the sympathetic strings to a D7sus chord which is as follows - longest string to shortest string.
	www.jerryjonesguitars.com /faqs.htm (482 words)

	Light Body Guitars
		A blending knob pans between the primary bridge and the sympathetic bridge pickups, and this signal is then sent to a master volume.
		The sympathetic strings are gauged and tensioned to perform the same function as a conventional truss rod, and do a fantastic job of applying reverse pull on the neck to counteract the tension from the primary playing strings.
		The sympathetic strings can be tuned in any number of different tunings and modalities, and use standard ball-end guitar strings.
	www.pick-uptheworld.com /LBG.htm (746 words)

	Ten -String Guitar
		The construction of guitars with more than six strings is not a new idea.
		From the lutes of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, to the Romantic guitars of the European 19th century, until the present, virtuosi and composers for these instruments have all been an important part of the evolution of the multi-stringed guitar.
		The ten string is a threshold for expanded improvisation.
	www.tenstringguitar.com (326 words)

	Parts for Indian
		All our strings are Cryowire treated for strength, clarity, and extra long life.
		Bronze or Brass string by the ounce.010" to.056":..........................................$25.00
		Esraj and Dilruba sympathetic peg.........................................................................$10.00 each Made to sample: $25.00
	www.perfectthird.com /parts.htm (325 words)

	VdGSA: About the Viol
		The strings varied from one to five or more, three being typical; it was usually tuned in 5ths (a 1545 authority gives different sizes, tuned g-d'-a', c-g'-d' and F-G-d-a).
		Generic term of the 16th and 17th centuries for any bowed string instrument played on the arm, normally a member of the violin family; later it came to apply mainly to the viola.
		Some of its strings were overspun with copper wire in such a way that is produced a buzzing sound, like a bassoon (fagotto).
	www.vdgsa.org /pgs/stuff.html (1103 words)

	Panthic Weekly: Two Forgotten Pillars of Sikh Music
		These strings are tuned by means of four pegs, located in the lower half of the peg-box on either side, while the upper half has around eleven pegs for the sympathetic strings.
		Twenty-four sympathetic strings are tuned by means of pegs on the side of the fingerboard, where the strings emerge out of small bone rings in the front of the neck.
		The method of stopping the strings is to use the nail, with fingers bent, so that the base of the nail near the cuticle is in contact with the string rather than the fingertip.
	www.panthic.org /news/132/ARTICLE/1160/2005-03-27.html?sid=c672016ad8d305894545c880f2e3ceb7 (1651 words)

	Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol.6, 1995, "Bizarre Guitars" (excerpt)
		The idea behind sympathetic strings involves tuning certain strings to notes that the player wishes to have "sing along" with the main strings.
		Any sympathetic string tuned to a particular note played on the instrument "feels" the vibratons of that frequency, and sings along in sympathy.
		Sympathetic strings have been used on instruments for hundreds of years, the most familiar of which is the East Indian sitar.
	www.toddgreen.com /finger.html (686 words)

	Tromba Marina - Chapter One: Historical Development of Form
		The string was attached to the base of the instrument and reached over a conventional bridge to the tuning peg inserted into a square plate at the top (see fig.1).
		The shorter string is two-thirds the length of the long one, thus sounding a pitch a fifth higher.
		With the relatively short metal strings of the Portuguese guitar this is no great problem, But with such a long gut string as is found on the tromba marina, a great deal of stretching could be anticipated for which such a mechanism would be most unsuitable.
	www.oriscus.com /mi/tm/chap1.htm (1528 words)

	Valih
		AKA the strings were carved from the same bamboo tube to which made the zither at the end result.
		17 playing strings (on my specimen, which are of metal) and one sympathetic string (also of metal).
		The sympathetic string is to "amplify" the tone of the instrument (resonance).
	www.museumofworldmusic.com /Va.html (413 words)

	Viola d'amore (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A bowed stringed instrument with seven courses of strings, a little larger than the viola.
		Each course of strings contains two strings, one that is actually bowed, and one that "sympathizes" with the first.
		The sympathetic string is not directly bowed, but is set into vibration by the close proximity it has to the string.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textv/Violadamore.html (73 words)

	Early Stringed Instruments Owen Morse-Brown
		Typically its highest string would be an A, three notes higher than the typical E on the violin.
		As long as the strings were in tune relative to one another it did not really matter if a string was tuned to A or C! Naturally if the instrument was going to be played as part of a group it would need to be tuned more precisely.
		A sympathetic string vibrates when the same note is played on the bowed strings of the instrument.
	www.violinstudent.com /owenmorsebrown.html (559 words)

	The DoveSong Foundation, Inc. -- About Positive Music (The Science of Sound)
		These are the strings that are played by the musician when he or she is performing.
		When a note is plucked on one of the main strings of the instrument, the sympathetic strings vibrate in sympathy with the main note.
		The sound that is produced by one of the main strings, when it is plucked, vibrates the airwaves and causes the secondary sympathetic string to vibrate, in sympathy.
	www.dovesong.com /positive_music/science_of_sound.asp (389 words)

	Accessories and spare parts for Indian Instruments: Sitar, Tabla, Tanpura, strings, bridges, pegs, rings and more
		To keep your mezrabs from being lost it may be useful to put the mezrab on the instrument's sympathetic string pegs when you finish playing and/or keep a couple on your key ring.
		The 2nd and 3rd strings are the same gauge, typical of the common Indian tuning.
		These strings are typical of those supplied on most student sitars and are packaged in India.
	www.buckinghammusic.com /accs/accssitar.html (432 words)

	about the sitar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sitar is a classical Indian instrument which has 7 strings, 11-13 sympathetic strings and 20 frets.
		Unlike the guitar, Indians don't play chords but play melodies mainly on two strings, the other strings are drones tuned to the "color", main chord of the rag.
		While some notes are played, the corresponding sympathetic strings react to it and sound along with it, creating more sustain, a sort of a buzz and also a "natural reverb".
	www.psychokey.com /sitar/aboutthesitar.htm (237 words)

	Peterson Tuners Forum 2007 - Harmonics
		Using Peterson hardware and software is the best tools to find a discrepancy between the open string and it’s 12th fret harmonic and all other errors on any fretted instrument, any scale, any number of strings, ect., ect,.
		Pluck the string in the middle of the nut to the bridge distance, with the tip of your finger, always use this method.
		Fret the string at the " 12 fret ",It is important to now pluck the fretted string in the middle, of the remaining length, write down the results.
	www.petersontuners.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1359 (884 words)

	Sitar > sitars > sitar accessories > STRINGS AND THINGS > mizrab > picks
		Sitars Etc. Professional Sitar String are made with precision of the finest materials to bring out the best tone of the instrument.
		They stand out from the rest of the bunch due to the consistent quality and the use of brass for the 4th SA string instead of phosphor bronze.
		sympathetic string anchor - round post where you attach sympathetic strings in the tail piece, deer horn.
	www.sitarsetc.com /sitarpages/strings_and_things.htm (1084 words)

	sympathetic vibrations
		The inherent pitch is easily sounded if the object was designed to produce one, as with a guitar string or a drumhead.
		Sympathetic vibrations can be disastrous, as when howling winds caused a Seattle suspension bridge to sway and snap.
		This is a peculiar usage of the word "sympathetic." It always makes me feel a little sorry for the glass.
	www.tommyangelo.com /articles/sympathetic_vibrations.htm (641 words)

	$20 hurdy gurdy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		All strings should be spaced parallel & about 3/4" apart except that the chanter string (main melody string) should be about 1 1/16" from the other "wheeled" string (drone string).
		Sympathetic strings on any instrument must be tuned as precisely as possible to achieve maximum sympathetic effect.
		This string is tuned to G that matches the chanter pitch with the 3rd key pressed.
	www.ehhs.cmich.edu /~dhavlena/hurdy.htm (2599 words)

	Seven-String Guitar: Acoustic 19-String: Sympathetic Tuners
		I wood-glued half-inch-thick blocks of wood to the inside of the face of the guitar, behind the tuning mechanism and the fastening piece for the other end of the strings, so that the fastening screws would have something to grip into and the neighboring guitar face would be supported.
		Initially the sympathetic strings weren't going to be low enough to pass under the playing strings, but I fashioned the brass bar just below the tuning mechanism, under which the strings run.
		I'm sure they'd vibrate more sympathetically if they were longer, had lower pitches, and were parallel with the playing strings.
	lilytears.com /arts/music/guitar/7string/acousticsymptuners.htm (202 words)

	FAQ on Sitar and other Indian instruments
		Wind a little of the string onto the peg and, while pulling on the part of the string that protrudes from the grommet in the fingerboard to maintain a little constant tension, push the peg back into it's hole in the side of the neck.
		In some string sets there are shorter and longer tarbs so please be careful otherwise you may use up all the long ones on shorter runs and then need them for the longer ones.
		Breaking strings may also be caused by over tightening the strings when the beginner momentarily "loses" the note and continues to tighten the string in search for the elusive note.
	www.buckinghammusic.com /sitar/sittut/faq.html (13023 words)

	VdGSA: About the Viol
		The strings varied from one to five or more, three being typical; it was usually tuned in 5ths (a 1545 authority gives different sizes, tuned g-d'-a', c-g'-d' and F-G-d-a).
		Generic term of the 16th and 17th centuries for any bowed string instrument played on the arm, normally a member of the violin family; later it came to apply mainly to the viola.
		Some of its strings were overspun with copper wire in such a way that is produced a buzzing sound, like a bassoon (fagotto).
	vdgsa.org /pgs/stuff.html (1103 words)

	Indian Music Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The larger ones are used to tune the main strings and the smaller ones for the sympathetic strings
		There are three main strings and one brass sympathetic string tuned by four pegs in the lower part of the instrument.
		Four metal strings of which one is tuned to the lower pitch and the other three are meant for the higher pitch.
	www.artistspages.org /indianmusicinstruments/index.htm (3110 words)

	Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » Hold Fire! This Epic Vessel Has Only Just Set Sail…
		String theory was big at Harvard in 1987–88, not because the older, tenured people, such as S Coleman, H Georgi and S Glashow, worked on it (they never did), but because the younger untenured (Harvard Society Fellows) types did.
		String “explanation” is not just replacing half decent religions (thanks to Susskind’s new book on the anthropic principle, landscape and intelligent design), it is also replacing decent science fiction with brilliant stringy films.
		Peter, string theorists have claimed that the fact string theory can derive BH-entropy a priori in agreement with Hawking-Berkenstein calculations, predict the spectrum of the standard model and three generations and particle masses, provide a theory of gravity in agreement with general relativity at long distances, are examples which check if the explanation are correct.
	www.math.columbia.edu /~woit/wordpress/?p=454 (7611 words)

	SYMPATHETIC VIBRATION
		These are strings that are never plucked or strummed, rather their sound is activated by resonating with neighboring strings -- they move with what’s called “sympathetic vibration.”
		When we are in touch with the tenderest parts of ourselves, we are like those sympathetic strings -- we ourselves are resonant, we respond to those around us who are in pain or lonely or hungry.
		The ultimate sympathetic string, he is sounding in resonance to neighbors in need.
	www.redeemerchestnuthill.org /sermons/2002-01-27.htm (1670 words)

	How to Tune a Sitar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If the sympathetic strings are tuned properly the sympathetic strings will vibrate and should give off a nice full resonance when playing particalar notes on the main strings.
		The tuning of the sympathetic strings can vary but basically you typically want to tune these strings to the same scale or to the same notes of the raga that you are playing.
		There are varying methods for tuning these strings - start simple when beginning.I would recommend for absolute beginners to not worry about tuning the sympathetic string because of the difficulty and time involved.
	www.joerizzo.com /sitar/Tuning_A_Sitar.htm (1348 words)

	Sitar Tuning Chart by Ashwin Batish, RagaNet Sitar Lesson #4
		The other irritant is that although the hook will pull the string down somewhat and move it out of the way, it usually still gets struck while doing chikari and I personally like my chikari sound to include bronze Sa wire tone.
		After all this, if you decide to have the bass sa string in your sitar, and you make a hook etc, you will do well to practice your chikari with great patience and precission so your accuracy keeps this string mostly out of the fast chikari playing.
		The thing to remember is to have different types of tuning beads on each string so that you can recognize the string being tuned by the touch of your fingers.
	www.raganet.com /RagaNet/Issues/4/sitar4.html (1239 words)

	Mandolin Repair/Troubleshooting Questions
		When changing the strings, be sure to lightly sand the areas where the strings seat with emory cloth...this might still make a difference.
		These are sympathetic vibrations caused by the exact same G wavelengths played an octave higher.
		Some instruments are more responsive in the sympathetic range than others...for instance, flat style mandolins with oval holes and a thin matte finish will have more sympathetic vibrations than let's say a mandolin with f soundholes and a thick gloss finish.
	www.folkofthewood.com /page612.htm (1539 words)

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