Jouhikko

A rare instrument known as the jouhikko was revived for the musical version of "The Lord of the Rings" in 2006. The instrument has three horsehair strings over a sound box. It is bowed with one hand like a violin while the performer's other hand lifts the strings rather than pressing them against frets as is the case with other stringed instruments. Musicians who can actually play the jouhikko describe its sound as "very liquid."