Vialo

Vialo (Croatian), small chordophone of Yugoslavia that corresponds to the lira of modern Greece. The piriform body is carved out of a single piece of wood, the flat pegdisc is either round or cloverleaf-shaped; 3 strings are secured by rear pegs and pass over a flat bridge. A nut is lacking. The strings are tuned d2 a1 e2, the center string being a drone. Cf. rebec (117, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Klier, Karl M. Volkstümliche Musikinstrumente in den Alpen. Kassel…