What kind of musical instrument is this?

[Yavin4]

How do you play it?

[Iggo]

1. That's spare strings.

[petronius]

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[Recursion]

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[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. Says Uncle Pecos...

[Sanity Claws]

3. The sound varies a lot

It can be a soft murmur, showing contentment.
It can be a piercing sounds like nails on a chalkboards,showing anger.
It can be a soft ow, just indicating its presence.

[sl8]

4. Mugsy, you idiot!

I said to bring your gat!

[clarice]

5. That is a Fender Strato-cat-ster. The hard part is plugging it in.nt

[Brother Buzz]

6. That's a Yowl-A-Lele

[Tom Kitten]

7. it's a kato

You play by picking at the catgut

[Thor_MN]

8. That's a bagpipe. You squeeze it while biting the tail...

Makes one hell of a noise.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. That's a catophone.

Usually tuned to E-flat. At least the one I have is.

[jmowreader]

10. Turn on the can opener

[Paula Sims]

12. It's the kind that pulls your heart strings all the time. . .