The balalaika is used as a concert solo, ensemble and orchestral instrument. Body sizes and neck lengths vary according to type and may have from sixteen to thirty-one frets. The strings on the modern balalaika are: first string (A) stainless steel with the second and third strings (E-E) nylon. The most common solo form of the instrument is the prima, which is tuned E-E-A (thus the two lower strings are tuned to the same pitch). Balalaika – the renowned symbol of Russian culture beloved for generations is a stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.
