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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">strings</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>sympathetic strings</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>melody strings</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>drone strings</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tuning pegs</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>stringed instruments</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>chordophone components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>instrument string</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>string</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Lengths of any material that can produce a musical sound when held stretched and then plucked, bowed, struck, or otherwise excited. Common materials used are gut, silk, wire, nylon, palm fiber, and plastic. ]]></note></mads>