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Langspil in the Glaumbaer farm and museum, in Varmahlíð, Iceland.

The langspil (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈlauŋ̊spɪl]; meaning long-play) is a traditional Icelandic drone zither. It has a single melody string and usually 2 drone strings.

The langspil can be played by plucking the strings by hand, with a bow or by hammering. Langspils exist in two basic versions, straight and curved and are generally around the length of 80 cm, but can be as long as 104 cm or as short as 73 cm. Many different types of wood have traditionally been used, including pine, fir, beechwood, birch, oak and walnut, since they were generally constructed from driftwood.

The oldest written sources describing the langspil are from the 18th century. In those times langspils are described as a long thin box, wider at the bottom end and with one to six strings. In the early 19th century a version with a curved soundbox emerged which has improved sound qualities. In 1855 the book LeiÃ...

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