![]() The pegbox at the top has a C-shaped profile with a flat rectangular face. It is rounded in the back and its front covered with a thin flat piece of hardwood that serves as a fretless fingerboard. The instrument's short neck is also hollowed out. Its hollowed-out resonator is belly-shaped, the open face of which is covered with a soundboard made of stretched goatskin that is attached with tacks. The pear-shaped body of this lute is carved from a single piece of jackfruit wood. It carries a strong association with Muslim identity in the Malay world. ![]() It can be played solo, used to accompany singing, or played in instrumental ensembles to accompany dancing at Muslim domestic and community celebrations. ![]() The gambus Melayu is a plucked bowl-lute chordophone of central and southern Sumatra, Indonesia.
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