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Click Instrument Name for Sound- BALALAIKA
The balalaika belongs to a family of lutes originally developed in Central Asia. It remained mainly a folk instrument until the late 19th century, when a Russian nobleman, Vasili V. Andreyev, standardized the balalaika by creating a range of sizes with standard tunings. This led the way to the development of a classical tradition, and now the balalaika is one of the most important plucked stringed instruments in Eastern Europe and Russia. The balalaika has three strings and can be found in several sizes: contrabass, bass, alto, secunda, prima, and piccolo. The most commonly played is prima.
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