Luthéal
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The luthéal is a kind of hybrid piano which extended the "register" possibilities of a piano by producing cimbalom-like sounds in some registers, exploiting harmonics of the strings when pulling other
A luthéal
Cimbalom
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The cimbalom is a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box on legs with metal strings stretched across its top and a damping pedal underneath. It was designed and created by V. Josef S
Luthéal
…The luthéal is a kind of hybrid piano which extended the "register" possibilities of a piano by producing cimbalom-like sounds in some registers, exploiting harmonics of the strings when pulling other register-stops, and also some registers making other objects…
Top view and playing area of a modern concert cimbalom
Concert cimbalom with a range of C to e′′′ made by Vencel József Schunda.
Modern concert cimbalom with a range of AA to a′′′ made by Kovács Balázs.