Luk muzycyny

Luk muzycyny (Pol.: musical bow), the *bladder and string of Poland, a surviving folk instr. of considerable age. A highly arched wooden slat is held under tension by 2 or 3 strings affixed to its ends, and a small vesicle is inserted between strings and wood at the lower end, acting as resonator. Played with a bow. Also called bandurka or bandziurka, bas, optopka, smyk (89). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.