Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/651
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	balalaika
Subject
	321.321
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Russian
Format
	27.2 in. length
17.2 in. greatest width
4.7 in. greatest depth of resonator

Identifier
	805
Source
	Eastern Europe
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Russian Federation
Alternative Title
	balalayka
	balabayka
Medium
	wood
	string - wire
	metal machine heads
	bone
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Europe
Provenance
	Jeannette Tisdale gift
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
	lute - joined
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	pressure bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	machine head
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct) and strumming
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretted fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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