Nyckelharpa, a Swedish musical instrument, has many modes and sizes. It once declined, but has been reviving in recent years.

Usually there are 4 main strings and more than 10 ringing strings. The most popular configuration is three main melody strings, one tuning main string and 12 ringing strings. The ringing strings give this instrument a ringing sound similar to the Indian sitar, so it is also called the Nordic sitar, but its ringing effect is not as gorgeous as the sitar.

Because this kind of piano has a mechanical key structure, it will produce a unique clicking sound when played. You cannot judge the quality of this instrument by the standards of ordinary violins, because it has been separated from the traditional violin and has become its own genre.

(Nordic people like this kind of musical instrument with *singing strings very much, and their violin Hardanger?fiddle also adds *singing strings.)

It solves the problem It is difficult to control the intonation of traditional violins, which makes learning more difficult, but it also makes portamento impossible to play (by the way, the sitar has both intonation and portamento, which shows the creativity and innovation of Indian instrument makers. brilliance). Moreover, the manufacturing process is much more complicated than that of a violin, so the price is at least ten times that of a violin (excluding those expensive violins that are hyped based on the maker and age of the violin). The local purchase price in Sweden is about 15,000 RMB.