In standard tuning ( E A D G B E ), four of the instrument's six open ( unfretted ) strings are part of the tonic chord.
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The latest known instruments by him are two unfretted clavichords, dated 1744; a " Clavicimbel " for Duke Friedrich Carl von Pl�n was delivered the same year.
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Unfretted string ensembles, which can adjust the tuning of all notes except for keyboard, and fretted instruments, often only approximate equal temperament, where technical limitations prevent exact tunings.
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The unfretted stringed instruments from the violin family ( the violin, the viola, the cello and the double bass ) are quite flexible in the way pitches can be adjusted.
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Other vanities of lute in Badakhshan include the komus, a three-stringed but unfretted lute played by the tar are also a major part of Badakhshan's lute heritage.
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Many musical instruments are capable of very fine distinctions of pitch, such as the human voice, the trombone, unfretted strings such as the violin, and lutes with tied frets.
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Disadvantages include a smaller volume, even though many or most unfretted instruments tend to be significantly larger than fretted instruments; and " many " more strings to keep in tune.
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Among the advantages to unfretted instruments are flexibility in tuning ( the temperament can be easily altered ) and the ability to play any music exactly as written without concern for " bad " notes.
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A "'pull-off "'is a stringed instrument plucking technique performed by " pulling " the finger off a string off the fingerboard of either a fretted or unfretted instrument.
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One side of the dax is fretted according to a random logarithmic succession, while the other is left unfretted and covered with a sheet of cardboard for a mellower sound and to preserve the surface.
