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===Shum music=== | ===Shum music=== | ||
[[Shum]] music has an interesting variation of the slide guitar, called a ''vi-na'' (Shum: ''vib nan''), which was invented | [[Shum]] music has an interesting variation of the slide guitar, called a ''vi-na'' (Shum: ''vib nan''), which was invented three centuries ago by the Tumhanian designer Vhen-Ttuj Lham. It's a roughly ten foot long instrument played vertically, and can be bowed or plucked. The modern ''vi-na'' is electrically amplified and very minimalistic and consists of one or two strings stretched across a long metal tube (as in the Gittler guitar). | ||
The ''vi-na'' can be played with a slide as well as in natural harmonics, which can be very high owing to the size of the instrument; some pieces use harmonics as high as the 32nd. | The ''vi-na'' can be played with a slide as well as in natural harmonics, which can be very high owing to the size of the instrument; some pieces use harmonics as high as the 32nd. | ||