Gendang batak

Gendang batak 1. idiochord *tube zither of the Malayans; 2. *ground zither of the Malayans, formed by a cord, 2 m. (6½ ft.) long, pegged to the ground over a pit; the pit is covered with a palm leaf that carries a bridge. Both cord and palm leaf are struck with small sticks (18, 119, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Balfour, Henry. “Report on a Collection of Musical Instruments from the Siamese Malay States and Perak,” in Fasciculi Malayensis, Anthropology, Part II…