Sape Musical Instrument from Sarawak Borneo Malaysia

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THE SAPE (sampet,sampeh,sapeh) The sape is one of the string instruments from the lute family, which has a short neck. It is made from soft wood, usually the meranti's. The sape has quite an elongated body which is hollowed out and functions as a resonator. The shape of the body looks like a...