Dan Ty' Bà, Vietnam, early 20th century. Pear shaped short neck luth. Back, neck and head in one single piece of wood. Peghead decorated with a carved bat. 12 frets on the table. It was played with a large plectrum, today the frets numbers is higher and musicians use fingerpicks. Ty' Bà is the vietnamese version of the chinese Pi Pà, Dan being the prefix meaning stringed instrument.
