page_title: Kanklės
section_title: Types
hierarchical_section_title: Kanklės / Types
caption_attribution_description: Lietuvių: 29 stygų koncertinės kanklės su piupitru Latviešu: 29 stīgu koncertkankles ar nošu pulti English: 29-stringed concert kanklės with a music stand Русский: 29-струнных концертных канклес с пюпитром
context_page_description: The kanklės is a Lithuanian plucked string instrument belonging to the Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery, along with the Latvian kokles, Estonian kannel, Finnish kantele, and Russian gusli.
context_section_description: Apanavičius classifies the kanklės into three basic traditional types, although there are variations within each type and some overlap of areas. Each type has its own playing technique.
  Kanklės of Northeastern Aukštaitians: the simplest and most ancient form. Carved out of a single piece of wood into a boat or coffin shape.
  Kanklės of Western Aukštaitians and Samogitians: somewhat larger than those of Northeastern Aukštaitija, usually having between eight and twelve strings. They have a flat bottom, and in some cases, the shortest end is carved with the stylized figure of a bird's or fish's tail.
  Kanklės of Northwestern Samogitians and Suvalkians: usually the most decorated type, and kanklės used in concert performance are most often based on this variety. The most prominent identifying feature is the addition of a carved spiral figure to the point of the instrument's body and sometimes, the rounding of the narrow end of the body. Typically these instruments have between nine and thirteen strings.
  Concert kanklės, with an expanded range of more than four octaves (29 strings) and added chromaticism, provided by means of metal levers at the side of the instrument, similar to the ones used in a Celtic or lever harp, were constructed in 1964 by P. Kupčikas following the design of P. Stepulis and D. Mataitienė. They followed the lead of Latvian concert kokles constructed in 1951.
caption: 29-stringed concert kanklės with a music stand
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