Valiha.wpntr2018-12-19T18:45:11+00:00This instrument type is presumed to originate from South-East Asia. Nowadays it is the national instrument of the Madagascar area. It is a kind of zither with 10, 14 or 19 strings made of bamboo. The strings consist of the bamboo tube itself. Modern instruments (behind) use metallic strings which can pass over movable brigdes. They are tied at the bamboo-nodes with nails. 