Siw'Lu

Violin-like native instrument of Impendia--where a violin's bridge would be consists of a round plasma-contained membrane which, when vibrated with a hairless bow and manipulated by one of two strings, emits sounds of a variety of distinct and rich timbres. One string controls the octave of the sounds while the other controls harmony, and the position of the bow on the round membrane controls a combination of the pitch and timbre of the melodic line.