Macedonian lyra

The Macedonian lyra (Greek: Μακεδονική λύρα) is a Greek, pear-shaped,^[1] three-stringed bowed musical instrument used mainly in the Greek folk music of the Greek region of Macedonia, particularly in the region of Drama. It is usually accompanied by violin.

String instrument
Other names	Macedonian lyra/lira
Developed	Byzantine era
Related instruments
Byzantine lyra, the ancestor Calabrian lira (Italian: Lira Calabrese) Classical Kemenche, (Turkish: Armudî kemençe, Greek: Politiki lyra)
Musicians
Avraam Demisis Paschalis Giannakou Andreas Kioumourtsis Giorgos Mavridis Ioannis Mitrou Nikos Touloumis Giorgos Touloumis Fylaktos Terzis Vasilis Tragos