Kannel (instrument)

Kannel (pronounced) is an Estonianplucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the Balticbox zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with Finnish kantele, Latvian kokles, Lithuanian kanklės, and Russian gusli. The Estonian kannel has a variety of traditional tunings. In Estonia, studying the kannel has made a resurgence after some years of decline.