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The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass balalaika, and contrabass balalaika.

All have three-sided bodies, spruce or fir tops, backs made of three to nine wooden sections ( usually maple ), and they are typically strung with three strings.