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Just for the fun of drawing a nyckelharpa XD

Yes, that's a real instrument, and an awsome one It's a traditional swedish instrument that could be described as a violin with keys. But it sounds deeper, because it has many strings, that are just meant to add resonnance. There are lots of different models, because it's a medieval instrument (or early Renaissance), that has evolved a lot through time. Some are so different from oneanother that they sound completely otherwise.

What I drew here is a modern form of nyckelharpa, but there are lots of different shapes also.

If you are curious about how it sounds, I put you some youtube links:

The first one is amazing; the musician plays classical pieces, and his play is an ass-kicking thing to watch:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfBcW…

That one is for fun and because it sounds good:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VREZxf…

The last one explains about nyckelharpa evolutions through time, and their differences in sound. Sadly, it's in french, but it allows to hear the differences between each type of instruments, so I put it here nevertheless:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQpHQ_…

Description

Just for the fun of drawing a nyckelharpa XD

Yes, that's a real instrument, and an awsome one It's a traditional swedish instrument that could be described as a violin with keys. But it sounds deeper, because it has many strings, that are just meant to add resonnance. There are lots of different models, because it's a medieval instrument (or early Renaissance), that has evolved a lot through time. Some are so different from oneanother that they sound completely otherwise.

What I drew here is a modern form of nyckelharpa, but there are lots of different shapes also.

If you are curious about how it sounds, I put you some youtube links:

The first one is amazing; the musician plays classical pieces, and his play is an ass-kicking thing to watch:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfBcW…

That one is for fun and because it sounds good:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VREZxf…

The last one explains about nyckelharpa evolutions through time, and their differences in sound. Sadly, it's in french, but it allows to hear the differences between each type of instruments, so I put it here nevertheless:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQpHQ_…