kayagum

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Scope note
Korean long zithers with twelve strings of twisted silk, each supported by its own high, movable bridge. They are made in two basic sizes, the larger for court and aristocratic music, which has two fixed bridges in addition to the movable ones, and the smaller for folk and virtuosic music, having one fixed bridge.
kayagum
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024