Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/8124
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	North American tiple
Subject
	321.322
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	vernacular
Format
	27.9 in. length
9 in. greatest width of resonator
3.1 in. greatest depth of resonator
Identifier
	7785
Source
	North America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	U.S.A.
Medium
	wood
	string - wire
	metal machine heads
	plastic
Requires
	1
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	gift from Tom and Emily Moore
2020
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
Resonator design for chordophone
	box with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	double at unison, double at octave, triple at octave
Vibrational length for chordophone
	tension bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	machine head
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretted fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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