The ''chadagan'' ( чадаган) is a Tuvan bridge zither. It usually has 16 strings and is tuned to a pentatonic scale. The number of strings varies, and the bridge is sometimes movable. Although it is usually plucked, it may also be played by striking with thin sticks, like a

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Related instruments

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yatga The yatga ( Mongolian: ''yatug-a'', Khalkha dialect: ятга ''yatga''; ; is a traditional plucked zither of Mongolia. It is derived from Kazakh '' jetigen'' with the word derived from “yatagan”; a synonym to “yetigen”. Yatga may vary w ...

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n '' chatkhan'' (or ''jadagan''), the Japanese

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guzheng The zheng () or gu zheng (), is a Chinese plucked zither. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. It has a large, resonant soundboard made from '' Paulownia'' wood. Other ...

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References

{{reflist Tuvan musical instruments Box zithers