Langeleik

Rectangular zither with five to nine strings, one melody string and several drone strings.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 314.122

Country: Norway

Laruan

Laser harp

Leiqin

Lesiba

Stringed instrument, blown rather than plucked or strummed, with a single string and tuning noose attached both to a bow and a feather quill, with a frame made from a coconut shell.

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 311.121.222

Country: Basotho

Likembe

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 122.1

Lirone

The lirone (or lira da gamba) is the bass member of the lira family of instruments that was popular in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is a bowed string instrument with between 9 and 16 gut strings and a fretted neck. When played, it is held between the legs in the manner of a cello or viol (viola da gamba).

Lithophone

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.222

Lokanga

Lur

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 423.121.22

Lute

Lyra (Byzantine)

Lyra (Cretan)

Lyre

Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.22