Estonian musical instruments

plucked string instrument native to Estonia

thumb|Talharpa, by Charlie Bynum, Silver Spoon Music, Alkmaar NL, 2014 The talharpa, also known as a tagelharpa (tail-hair harp), hiiu kannel (originally hiiurootsi (which meant Vormsi island located on the halfway to Hiiumaa) kannel) or stråkharpa (bowed harp), is a two to four stringed bowed lyre from northern Europe. It is questionable whether it was formerly common and widespread in Scandinavia. Historically, it has been played in the Estonian-Swedish areas and in Western Estonia, particularly among Estonian Swedes who came to Estonia around the 10th century from the Swedish part of Finlan

musical instrument

thumb|400px|Torupill pipers The torupill () is a traditional bagpipe from Estonia.