Dūda

This article is about the Latvian bowed string instrument. For the surname, see Dūda (surname). For the Latvian bagpipe, see dūdas. For the Hungarian bagpipe, see duda.

The dūda is a Latvian bowed string instrument made out of a thin wooden board pulled into a crescent shape by 2 to 3 catgut strings. A pig bladder is fixed between the board and the strings, acting like a resonator.