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BALALAIKA , a stringed instrument said to have retained its primitive
Russia
Ukraine
instrument has a triangular soundboard to which is glued a vaulted back, forming a body
base
body
neck strung with two, three or four strings, generally so tined
minor chord when sounded together. The strings are generally plucked with the fingers, but the peasants obtain charming glissando " effects by sweeping the strings lightly one after the other with the fingers or side of the hand. The Balalaika is common to the Slav races, who use it to accompany their folk-songs and dances. It is also to be seen in the hands of gipsies
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