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(July 2008)| Top view and playing area of a modern concert
cimbalom |Classification||String instrument (struck or plucked)|
|Various (see 2.2 "The Concert Cimbalom")| The cimbalom is a
concert hammered dulcimer: a type of chordophone composed of a
large, trapezoidal box with metal strings stretched across its
top. It is a musical instrument popularized in Hungary and
commonly found throughout the group of Central-Eastern European
nations and cultures which composed Austria-Hungary (1867–1918),
namely contemporary Belarus, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine,
Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is also very popular
in Greece. The cimbalom is (typically) played by striking two
beaters against the strings. The steel treble strings are
arranged in groups of 4 and are tuned in unison. The bass
strings which are over-spun with copper, are arranged in groups
of 3 and are also tuned in unison. The Hornbostel-Sachs musical
instrument classification sys