Learning to play giga (ģīga). Rare Latvian traditional bowed instrument.

Got my hands on this two stringed beast and slowly I am learning to play. I have to say that I love this deep, roaring sound, just need to practice a LOT more. The main problem for me is that its supposed to be played while sitting or using kind of strap system, and to shoot this sample video I could not do any of that. The ģīga or divstīdzis is a two-stringed bowed zither found in Latvia. The instrument is descended from the psalmodicon (Latvian: vienstīdzis or manihorka), a bowed monochord developed in Sweden in 1829 for liturgical singing. From there it filtered down to the Latvian peasantry who sometimes added a second string for harmony. As soon as I get better at playing, I will make some more videos. All comments, likes and shares are welcome, of course, as You’re opinion is important to me. You can purchase CD Fljúga Hrafna - “Hardrada“ in my Etsy store: You can purchase second CD of Fljúga Hrafna - “Draumar Forna Tíma“ in my Etsy store: Available on Spotify: Also available on Apple Music and iTunes: Special links for my “Mortal Kombat Theme“ cover version - Please support me also by liking my Facebook page where more info about project is available: úga-Hrafna-109052947485279 If You’re feeling generous in this uncertain times, donations to PayPal (trollis13@) are welcomed and any income will be used to upgrade equipment.