El Iinqwelo sisixhobo somculo esineentambo isiLithuwaniya yosapho lwe-zither. Isixhobo siyafana kulwakhiwo kunye nemvelaphi yekokle yaseLatvia, i-gusli yaseRussia, kunye ne-kannel yaseFinland.
Umzimba weeKankles wakhiwe ngesiqwenga somthi esiqinileyo, esikhutshelwe ngaphandle ukwenza umngxunya. Iphepha elincinci lomthi we-coniferous (ngesiqhelo isi-spruce) lisetyenziselwa ukwenza ibhodi yesandi, egubungela umzimba.
Imingxunya yesandi, ngokwesiko ethatha ukumila kwentyatyambo eyenziwe ngesitayile okanye inkwenkwezi, iyasikwa kwibhodi yesandi, ivumela isandi ukuba siqikelelwe ngaphandle.
Ibha yesinyithi iqhotyoshelwe kwicala elincinci lomzimba, apho iintambo zentsimbi okanye amathumbu abotshelelwe khona. Iziphelo ezichaseneyo zamatyathanga ziqhotyoshelwe kumqolo wezikhonkwane ezifanayo ezifakwe kwimingxunya esecaleni lomzimba.
Iindidi zengingqi
E-Lithuania, zintathu iintlobo zengingqi zeeKankles, nangona kukho umahluko kuhlobo ngalunye nakwezinye iindawo ezigqagqeneyo. Uhlobo ngalunye lunendlela yalo yokudlala.
Aukstaitija
Eyona ndlela ilula kunye neyona indala, ihlala inamatyathanga amahlanu, kwaye inendawo engqukuva enqanaweni.
Itiemaitija
Inkulu kancinci kune-Aukštaitija, ihlala ineentambo eziphakathi kwesibhozo nezilishumi elinambini. Unomphezulu osicaba, kwaye kwezinye iimeko isiphelo esifutshane siqoshwe ngomzobo weentaka okanye umsila wentlanzi.
Suvalkija
Ngokwesiqhelo eyona nto ihonjiswe kakhulu kwikonsathi ihlala isekwe kolu luhlu. Olona phawu lubalulekileyo kukuchongwa kongezo lomzobo womoya oqingqiweyo ukuya kwinqanaba lomzimba wesixhobo kwaye ngamanye amaxesha ukujikeleza elona candelo lincinci lomzimba. Ezi zixhobo ngokubanzi zinemitya ephakathi kwesithoba kunye neshumi elinesithathu.