Sape'

Sapek (another name: sampek, sampiq) is a stringed musical instrument in the Dayak in Kalimantan, the countries of Indonesia. Of the hundreds of community groups (ethnic) and sub​​-ethnic Dayak, sapek most abundant in wealth and Dayak Kenyah.

Very different from the guitar, the fret (boundary tone, the local term called lasar) whose number was only 2-3 dozen, even sometimes none at all which is located in the neck. However, the instrument looks like a guitar, with a long body and neck are very short - probably the shortest neck lute instrument in the world.

Sapek usually played as a solitary instrument (music only) or also for dance accompaniment. Sapek is one Dayak music special. Although many people can play, but the players in particular have a special technique too, has its own way for the left hand fingers (on the move played tones) and his right hand picking.

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