Cimbalom
E212412
chordophone
hammered dulcimer
idiophone-stringed hybrid classification (Hornbostel–Sachs context)
musical instrument
The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cimbalom canonical | 1 |
| Hungarian concert cimbalom | 1 |
| cimbalom | 1 |
| concert cimbalom | 1 |
| cymbalom | 1 |
| hammered dulcimer | 1 |
| santur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1898482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cimbalom Context triple: [Slovaks, traditionalInstrument, Cimbalom]
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A.
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a traditional American folk stringed instrument, closely associated with the music and culture of the Appalachian region.
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B.
đàn bầu
Đàn bầu is a traditional Vietnamese monochord zither known for its haunting, expressive sound produced by bending pitch with a flexible rod.
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C.
Celtic harp
The Celtic harp is a traditional plucked string instrument closely associated with the music and cultural heritage of the Celtic peoples, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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D.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Clavichord
The clavichord is a quiet, early keyboard instrument popular from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century, known for its expressive control of dynamics and vibrato and for being a forerunner of the modern piano.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cimbalom Target entity description: The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
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A.
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a traditional American folk stringed instrument, closely associated with the music and culture of the Appalachian region.
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B.
đàn bầu
Đàn bầu is a traditional Vietnamese monochord zither known for its haunting, expressive sound produced by bending pitch with a flexible rod.
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C.
Celtic harp
The Celtic harp is a traditional plucked string instrument closely associated with the music and cultural heritage of the Celtic peoples, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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D.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Clavichord
The clavichord is a quiet, early keyboard instrument popular from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century, known for its expressive control of dynamics and vibrato and for being a forerunner of the modern piano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chordophone
ⓘ
hammered dulcimer ⓘ idiophone-stringed hybrid classification (Hornbostel–Sachs context) ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ |
| developedFrom | smaller hammered dulcimers ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hungarian concert cimbalom
ⓘ
linked to:
Cimbalom
concert cimbalom ⓘ
linked to:
Cimbalom
|
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
cymbalom
ⓘ
linked to:
Cimbalom
|
| hasComponent |
bridge
ⓘ
dampers ⓘ hammers ⓘ legs ⓘ soundboard ⓘ strings ⓘ tuning pins ⓘ |
| hasDampingMechanism | pedal-operated dampers ⓘ |
| hasKeyboard | false ⓘ |
| hasOriginRegion |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
hammered strings
ⓘ
struck with mallets ⓘ |
| hasRange | several chromatic octaves ⓘ |
| hasShape | trapezoidal ⓘ |
| hasStrongAssociationWith |
Hungarian folk music
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ Romani music ⓘ Slovak folk music ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ |
| hasTuningSystem | chromatic tuning ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMaterial |
metal strings
ⓘ
wooden body ⓘ |
| isChromatic | true ⓘ |
| isPortable | partially (large but movable) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
hammered dulcimer
ⓘ
psaltery ⓘ santur ⓘ yangqin ⓘ |
| soundProduction | strings vibrate when struck by hammers ⓘ |
| typicalMalletCovering | cotton or leather ⓘ |
| typicalMalletMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| usedFor |
harmonic accompaniment
ⓘ
melodic lines ⓘ rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Romania ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| usedInEnsemble |
Romani band
ⓘ
folk ensemble ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Romani music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ contemporary art music ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cimbalom Description of subject: The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cimbalom
linked to: Cimbalom
linked to: Cimbalom
linked to: Cimbalom