Playing the Gusli

This extraordinary man, whom I found near the lake Svetloyar in Nizhny Novgorod region, made this ancient Russian instrument (Gusli) himself!
Gusli is a plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.
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