đàn bầu (One-string Vietnamese tube zither)

~ String instrument

Description

Possibly ancient Vietnamese tube zither. It was originally made of bamboo with one silken string, today it is usually wooden with a metal string. Fastened in one end to a movable device and resonator, the melody comes from changing the string's tension.

Relationships

from:Vietnam
type of:tube zither
derivations:duxianqin
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/danbau/danbau.png [info]
Wikidata:Q342244 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/musical/instruments_danbau.html [info]