The dūda is a
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bowed string instrument made out of a thin wooden board pulled into a crescent shape by 2 to 3
catgut strings. A
pig bladder is fixed between the board and the strings, acting like a
resonator.
References
Bowed string instruments
Latvian musical instruments
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