Giga (instrument)
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Sources
- Otto Emanuel Andersson. The Shetland Gue, the Welsh Crwth, and the Northern Bowed Harp. Offprint from the Budkavlen 1954, nos. 1–4. Åbo: s.n., 1956 [2]
See also
References
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- ↑ Otto Emanuel Andersson. The bowed-harp: a study in the history of early musical instruments. AMS Press, 1973. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN. Pg 258.[1]
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