Donskoy ryley
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String instrument | |
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Classification | String instrument |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
Related instruments | |
Hurdy-gurdy |
The Donskoy ryley (Russian: Донской рылей) is a stringed musical instrument from Russia. It is a type of hurdy-gurdy, where the strings are constantly bowed by a wheel which is turned using a crank, and the pitch of the strings changed by keys attached to sliding tangents.