Classification Ideophone | Hornbostel–Sachs classification 111.211 | |
The pidkova (Ukrainian: Підкова), literally "Horseshoe". In some Ukrainian folk instrument ensembles a steel horseshoe dangling from the end of a gut string is struck with a piece of metal wire. This produced a high-pitched ringing sound similar to a triangle.
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Pidkova Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA