The name of clavichord derives from the Latin clavis which mean key and chorda which means string of a musical instrument. History In the early fourteenth century, the clavichord was believed to be invented. It was well-known in the 16th to the 18th century and was most popular in Scandinavia, the Iberian Peninsula, and other lands which use the German language. These can also be for duo style which is a mixture of the rhythm chords and single string tremolo and for chord melody style. Five-string banjo An American minstrel player from Virginia named Joel Walker Sweeney made the five-string banjo popular in the 1830 s. He was the first American who played the banjo in front of an audience. Structure Crumhorns are made of wood which was hollowed, packed with sand, and closed. The bottom is steamed to become soft and bent to form a J shape. The bell is then hollowed out to be conical with the goal of increasing volume and sound production. The reed is made of cane. This cane is folded and attached to a short tube called staple which is placed in the wooden pipe s top. It is constructed with wood and the only metal section is the bell. There are some octavins that resemble the tarogato yet with a smaller taper. These have wooden bells and are straight rather than conical. It was created in C and B flat with a range of G?3 to G6. According to a piece of a writer known as Altenberg, there is a bass octavin which is an octave lower. Parts The many parts of the sitar are the kuntis or tuning pegs, drone strings, tumba or gourd, baj tar or playing string, tarafdar or sympathetic strings, dandi or neck, parda or frets, gulu or cowl, ghoraj or bridge, tuning beads, tabkandi or face plate, and kaddu or resonator. Playing the sitar The instrument should be placed between the player s right knee and left foot with the left leg under the former. Fue have two varieties. One is the end-blown flute which has a hole on both ends. The other is the transverse flute which is held horizontally with the embouchure hole only near one end. How does the flute work? A rapid jet of air blown by the flute player from the mouthpiece is the source of power for playing the instrument.