Description: The guimbri is a plucked lute that is a member of the chordophone family. It is found mostly in North Africa and particularly in Morocco. The guimbri is played amongst the Berber people and neighbouring ethnic groups, it is related to both the sintir and the lutar. The guimbri has usually 2, 3 or 4 strings that are tuned in 4ths and or 5ths depending on the musicians preference. The resonance chamber is constructed from animal hide stretched over a hand carved body. The neck is attached to the body thus forming the basic shape of the instrument. At the end of the neck and including the three tuning pegs are lathed this is mostly ornamental. The bridge is also hand carved and is a "moving bridge". The thread-strings are simply tied on at both ends of the body and the tuning pegs.