Philomel (musical instrument) Philomel (musical instrument) Philomel (; or "Stahlgeige" ) is the name of a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel, wire strings. It has been invented around Monaco di Baviera in the middle of the nineteenth century and has got some similarities with the Bowedmelodion also known as Streichmelodion The philomel has a body with incurvations similar to those of the guitar; therefore, without corner blocks, the outline of the upper lobe forms a wavy shoulder reminiscent of the viols but more ornate and fanciful. The peg-box sometimes terminates in a fancy head instead of a scroll.
Pena (musical instrument) believed that the name of the instrument is a derivation of the ancient Meetei term ,Pena sheijing Pena. The Nagas call the instrument, "Tingtelia". 1".Yaikairol (for peoples to make make up)" 2..Lai-eekouba (By doing this to start Lai-haraoba festivals) 3.Khunung -Eesei (Folk songs ) 4.Luhongba ( Marriage) 5.Wari -Liba ( narrating story by using this mussical instrument) 6.PuYa Paba ( Reading PuYa by using this musical instrument ) The instrument consist of two parts, the main body, "penamasa" or "dhorr" which is similar to that of a violin and the bow, "pena cheijing" or "chorr", which is more resembling an