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Kabosy
Kadlong
Kaffir piano
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 122.1
Kagul
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.231
Kagul
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 112.22
Kalimba
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 122.1
Kamancha
Kanklės
Stringed instrument.
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 314.122
Country: Lithuania
Kantele
Zither-harp, traditionally with five strings, now with up to thirty, held in the lap.
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 314.122
Country: Finland
Katzenklavier
A cat organ or cat piano (Katzenklavier in German) is a conjectural musical instrument which consists of a line of cats fixed in place with their tails stretched out underneath a keyboard so that they cry out in pain when a key is pressed. The cats would be arranged according to the natural tone of their voices.
There is no official record of a Cat Organ actually being built; rather it is described in literature as a bizarre concept.
Kazoos
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 242
Kemenche
The Kemenche is a bowed spike fiddle native to the southern shore of the Eastern Black Sea. It has been called the Black Sea Fiddle, the Pontic Lyra or the Karadeziz Kemencesi. It is played with a bow, in the upright position. Rest the kemence on your knee when sitting, or hold out in front when walking and dancing. The strings are pressed straight down onto the fingerboard like a violin. The bow is a simple, historic, design requiring your thumb or finger to tension the synthetic hairs as you play. When playing the kemence, two or all three strings are bowed at the same time. The open string(s) sound as a drone to the melody. The close proximity of the strings allows double stopping, drones, trills and other embellishments.
Kaffir piano
Kagul
Kalimba
Kanklės
Kantele
Khloy
Kimophone
Kinnor (David's Lyre)
Kisanji
Kokle
Koto
Kouxian
Kulintang / kolintang