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Gaita

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 422.112

    
 

Gandingan

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.241

    
 

Gandingan a kayo

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.212

    
 

Gangsa

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222

    
 

Gayageum

Zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings.

Also called kayagum, kayago, kayagŭm.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 312.22-5

Country: Korea

  
 

Güiro

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 112.23

    
 

Gehu

    
 

Gendér

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222

    
 

Geomungo

Fretted zither.

Also called komungo, kŏmun'go, hyeongeum, hyongum, hyŏn'gŭm.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 312.22

Country: Korea

  
 

Gimbri

Rectangular box lute with leather tuning rings

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.312

    
 

Gittern

  
 

Glass Armonica

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 133.2

  
 

Glass harp

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 133.2

  
 

Glasschord

 
 

Glockenspiel

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222

    
 

Gloggomobil

The wooden barrel is spun by means of a hand-crank on the side. Small pegs are inserted into pre-drilled holes in the barrel to determine what note plays and when. The music plays on a small-scale metallophone or Glockenspiel (like a xylophone but with metal tuned bars rather than wood). Where you see more than one peg on a line, the instrument will play a chord. It looks like it comes with pair of mallets for composing or non-automated playing.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222

    
 

Gopuz

    
 

Gottuvadhyam

    
 

Grand piano

  
 

Great Highland Bagpipe

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 422.112

    
 

Guitar

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.322

    
 

Guitar synthesizer

    
 

Guitarra quinta Huapanguera

The huapanguera, guitarra quinta huapanguera or guitarra huapanguera is a Mexican guitar-like instrument that usually forms part of a conjunto huasteco ensemble, along with the jarana huasteca guitar and violin. Here it takes on the role of the bass instrument using a rhythmical strumming technique. Its physical construction features a large resonating body with a short neck. It normally has 8 to 10 frets which stop at the point where the fingerboard meets the top.

    
 

Guitarrón

  
 

Guqin

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 312.22

Country: China

  
 

Gusli

Stringed instrument, round, typically with one string bound at the top of the neck with a tuning peg.

Zither-like instrument with between eleven and thirty-six strings, tuned diatonically.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.312

Country: Russia

    
 

Guzheng

Half-tube zither, rectangular with three sound holes on the bottom, now with twenty-one strings most typically, pentatonic tuning, strings are plucked by hand.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 312.22-5

Country: China

    

 
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