Hum-strum

Hum-strum [Engl.: hum + strum], Engl. folk instr., a survival of the rebec, with rebec-like body and 4 wire strings that pass over a large bridge made of a tin can or similar material. In Dorsetshire it was still to be found in the early 19th c. Now obs. (79, 94). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Galpin, Francis W. Old English Instruments of Music. London, 1932. Hayes, Gerald. Musical Instruments and Their Music. London, 1928–30.