The kecapi is a musical instrument from the island of Java, Indonesia. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. It is often played in West Java, an area called Sunda, paired with the suling (kecapi suling), as well as voice. West Java (Jawa Barat with population around 3572 million is the most populous province of Indonesia, located on Java Island. A suling is an Indonesian Philippine Flute made out of Bamboo. Kacapi suling is Tembang Sunda minus vocals True to the name this musical form is performed with the Kecapi and the Suling.
The kecapi typically has 18-20 strings, arranged on a 5-tone scale. The strings are held with moveable bridges, like other transverse zithers like the koto of Japan. The right fingernail plucks forward as the left middle finger pulls back. The body of the instrument is made of wood, and large kecapis are often ornamented with carvings. The strings are stretched across a metal bridge and 20 wooden pedestals, which are used for fine-tuning the instrument.
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kecapi
-noun
- (plural only; not used in singular form) group of string instruments that are plucked
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