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Baltic psaltery

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The term Baltic psaltery refers to a family of related box-zither string instruments found generally in the vicinity of the Baltic Sea.

These instruments include:

  • Kantele (Finland, Karelia and Northwest Russia)
  • Harpu (Sápmi [formerly called Lapland])
  • Kannel (Estonia)
  • Kanklės (Lithuania)
  • Kokle (Latvia)
  • Kusle (Volga-Finnic Mari people of Russia)
  • Gusli (Northwest Russia)

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