A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. The instruments can be percussion instruments, different types of flutes, the bow and different types of trumpets. For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds between metal atoms. ... “Folk song” redirects here. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... For the device drawn across the strings of string instruments such as the violin to make them sound, see bow (music). ... For Trumpet Winsock, see Winsock. ...

The cavaquinho is a Portuguese folk instrument.

Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments even if they do not meet the criteria for classifying a folk instrument because they commonly appear in folk music. An example would be harmonica. Image File history File links Cavaquinho1. ... Image File history File links Cavaquinho1. ... The cavaquinho is a small string instrument (like the ukulele) of the European guitar family with four wires or gut strings. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

List of folk instruments

• autoharp
• bagpipe
• banjo
• bodhran
• bouzouki
• Bullroarer
• cavaquinho
• çifteliabitch
• concertina
• didgeridoo
• dhol
• dhalak
• dotara
• doyra
• ektara
• fidil / Fiddle
• guitar
• harmonica
• hammer dulcimer
• haat baya
• hurdy gurdy
• jew's harp
• kantele
• khamak
• klopotec
• kobza
• mandolin
• mridangam
• musical saw
• naal
• prem juri
• quena
• salamiyyah
• shofar
• tin whistle
• ukulele
• violin
• washboard
• willow flute
• zither

bitch sex slut An Autoharp The Autoharp is a musical string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which, when depressed, mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord. ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) A modern 5-string banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ... Bodhr n with tipper The Bodhr n (pronounced bow-rahn; plural bodhr in) is an Irish frame drum ranging in anywhere from 10 to 26 in diameter, with most drums measuring from 14 to 18. The sides of the drum are 3 1/2 to 8 deep. ... Greek (tetrachordo) Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... Bullroarers from Africa, in the Pitt Rivers Museum A bullroarer or turndun is an ancient ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances. ... The cavaquinho is a small string instrument (like the ukulele) of the European guitar family with four wires or gut strings. ... Çiftelia Çiftelia is an Albanian authentic string instrument. ... English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920 A concertina, like the various accordions, is a member of the free-reed family of instruments. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The dhol (Punjabi: ਢੋਲ, ڈھول; Hindustani: ढोल, ڈھول; Armenian: Դոլ) dohol (Persian: ), is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in India and Pakistan, usually the Punjab region, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab, Maharastra and Gujarat. ... Dotara is a stringed musical instrument, commonly used in Bangladesh and West Bengal. ... Doyra (also dojra) is an Uzbek percussion musical instrument, which is something intemediate between a drum and a tambourine. ... Ektara (Bangla: একতারা) is a one string instrument used in Bangladesh and India. ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hammered dulcimers have two or sometimes three bridges, and are played by striking the strings with small hammers. The hammers are sometimes covered with leather to create a softer sound. ... Drawing of a hurdy gurdy A hurdy gurdy (alternately, hurdy-gurdy) is a stringed musical instrument. ... Jews harp, from an American Civil War camp near Winchester, Virginia A modern jews harp The Jews harp, jaw harp, or mouth harp) is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese... Koistinen concert kantele with 38 strings A kantele, Finnish (or kannel) in Estonian, is a traditional plucked string instrument. ... Klopotec from Slovenske Gorice has four wings A klopotec is a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. ... Kobza (Ukrainian: ) is a traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument, from the lute family, and more specifically a relative of Central European mandora. ... A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ... The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. ... Playing a musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. ... The quena (quechua: qina, sometimes also written kena in english) is the traditional flute of the Andes. ... Salamiyah (Arabic: ‎) is a town in western Syria, close to Hama. ... A shofar in the Yemenite Jewish style. ... Tin whistles in a variety of makes and keys. ... The ukulele (Hawaiian: , IPA pronunciation: ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The willow flute, also known as sallow flute or overtone flute (Norwegian seljefløyte, Swedish sälgflöjt), is a Scandinavian folk flute, or whistle, consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger holes. ... Concert zither The zither is a musical string instrument, mainly used in folk music, most commonly in German-speaking Alpine Europe. ...