They have an extraordinary one-Stringed instrument which they will play for the whole of the day; crowds of people will sit round listening; this was most trying when the patients got hold of it in the wards, very monotonous and trying, and some of the singing is also very weird, being only on one or two notes, but on the whole they are the most musical people.
"My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915"
Monica M. Stanley
Oh, some of your bandsmen have Stringed instruments, Rockley.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
Overturned goblets, burned-out lights, Stringed instruments, garments, etc.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann