Highly unlikely, unless you have 3 hands...;-) More conventionally, they are probably sympathetic strings that are tuned to pleasant harmonic tones and ring simply by the power of the vibration of the instrument and the air around it.
Not a universally standard HG feature, but present on a whole lot of them by a whole lot of different makers. Chris *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 9/10/2009 at 2:14 PM Lucius1958 wrote: >Very odd: it seems to have a myriad of extra strings. They don't seem >to be in contact with the wheel - might they be plucked as a harmonic >accompaniment, as on a harp-guitar or zither? > >-Bill > >On Sep 9, 6:17 am, "K. OTAKE" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello >> >> Could anyone tell me what kind of instrument this is? >> >> >http://hurdygurdy.googlegroups.com/web/mimori-1.jpg?gsc=FKysiAsAAADzw...http://hurdygurdy.googlegroups.com/web/mimori-2.jpg?gsc=FKysiAsAAADzw...http://hurdygurdy.googlegroups.com/web/mimori-3.jpg?gsc=FKysiAsAAADzw... >> >> These photos are from CD jackets of a Japanese singer. >> Sorry. They are not clear. >> >> Kei >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows >Live™.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/ > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
