292 gadulka
Image ( JPEG format )
Bulgaria
body: wood; L.70.0cm
string: 3, steel; sympathetic strings: 8, steel
tuning: a-e' -a'
Held vertically on the knee and bowed. The first string is
pressed with the fingernail, the others with the fingertips.
Used as a solo instrument, as well as in ensemble with the
bagpipe, gaida, and the end-blown flute, kaval.
[ << ]--
[ >> ]
[ Back to lutes ( bowed ) ]
[ Back to CHORDOPHONES ]
[ Back to Top Menu ]
[ Back to Contents ]
[Japanese]