The Cak is a stringed musical instrument from Indonesia. It has four strings in three courses. It is tuned D5 D5, F#4, B4. The strings are made of steel.

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Cak

The instrument being played as part of a keroncong group. The Cuk is on the left and the Cak is on the right.
String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	(Composite chordophone)
Developed	Indonesia
Related instruments
Cuk (instrument), Ukulele, Cavaquinho, Banjo

The instrument evolved from a small banjo, but now has a wooden front and a guitar-shaped body. The body is usually hollowed out of a solid piece of wood. The soundboard has many little soundholes arranged in a geometric pattern. It is mainly used to play Keroncong music along with the Cuk.

References

External links

• Stringed Instrument Database
• ATLAS of Plucked Instruments

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