Maryna

Maryna largest of the Pol. bowed folk instrs., a bass with a body having straight sides and sound slits, a spike, 3 lateral pegs, surmounted by metal jingles strung on a wire. The 3 strings are tuned in 4ths. During performance the maryna is tapped against the floor by its spike, causing the jingles to rattle. Nearly 2 m. (6 1/2 ft.) long (89). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.