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the only instrument that sounds like a fistfight and a sunrise at once
african rootsDescended from West African gourd lutes, not Appalachia
jefferson notedThomas Jefferson wrote of it in 1781
drone stringFifth string is short, played by the thumb
resonator powerBack-mounted bowl punches sound forward for volume
banjo physicsA drumhead, not wood, vibrates the bridge