It is considered the national instrument of the Balochs.
It is also considered a national instrument of the country.
The qin is perhaps the national instrument of China, and its virtuosos are stars.
"I wanted to keep the rubab, the national instrument of Afghanistan, alive," he said.
It has been called the national instrument of Armenia.
In one corner an orchestra was playing softly on national instruments.
Peruvian music is dominated by the national instrument, the charango.
It is considered the national instrument of Sweden, a status shared with the nyckelharpa.
So technical improvements must be backed up by European and national economic instruments.
Guatemala, like its neighbors, is well known for the national instrument, the marimba.