Bûche

Bûche [Lat. busca, log], folk zither of France, with 5 or more strings stretched over a slender rectangular box, with fixed frets fitted to the left long side. Two strings are for melody, the others for accompaniment (drones), tuned g1 g1/g1 g1 c0. They are plucked with a plectrum while the player's left hand holds a small stick taut against the melody strings, thus sounding them in unison. If they are to be played in 3rds, they are stopped by the player's index and middle fingers; other…