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See also:PHILOMEL (Fr. Philomele; Ger. Philomele or Stahlgeige) , a musical See also:instrument similar to the See also:violin, but having four See also:steel, See also:wire strings. The philomel has a See also:body with incurvations similar to those of the See also:guitar; therefore, without corner blocks, the out-See also:line of the upper See also:lobe forms a wavy See also:shoulder reminiscent of the viols but more ornate and fanciful. The peg-See also:box sometimes terminates in a See also:fancy See also:head instead of. a See also:scroll. The philomel, never used in the See also:orchestra, is the instrument of the dilettanti, frequently played in See also:Germany with the bowed See also:zither. The accordance of the philomel is the same as for the violin; the timbre is shrill and crystal-like. There is also an See also:alto philomel corresponding to the See also:viola. The bowed melodion is similar to the philomel, and has four steel strings of the same accordance as the violin, but arranged in inverse See also:order; instead of being held like the violin and philomel, under the See also:chin, it is placed on the knees of the performer, so that a See also:hook under the See also:finger-See also:board rests against the table. (K. End of Article: PHILOMEL (Fr. Philomele; Ger. Philomele or Stahlgeige)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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