{{Commons category|String instruments with sympathetic strings}}
Some strings[[string instrumentsinstrument]]s have [[sympathetic strings]] which are not directly played directly, but instead [[String resonance|resonate with the main strings]]. Instruments of this type appearhave appeared all over the world, from Scandinavia, to India, toand from Baroque Europe. to the present day. [[Sympathetic strings]] are not to be confused with [[drone (music)|drone strings]], which may also be played directly.
