El AmaKankles iyinsimbi yomculo enezintambo evela kuyo Isi-Lithuanian yomndeni we-zither. Insimbi iyafana ekwakhiweni nasekuqambeni kokok yaseLatvia, i-gusli yaseRussia, kanye ne-kannel yaseFinland.
Umzimba wamaKankles wakhiwe ngocezu olulodwa lwokhuni oluqinile lwe-trapezoidal, olugutshulelwe ukwenza umgodi. Ishidi elincanyana lokhuni le-coniferous (ngokuvamile ngesi-spruce) lisetshenziselwa ukwenza ibhodi lomsindo, elimboza umzimba.
Izimbobo zemisindo, ngokwesiko ezithatha ukwakheka kwembali noma inkanyezi, zisikwa ebhodini lomsindo, zivumela umsindo ukuthi ukhonjiswe ngaphandle.
Umgoqo wensimbi unamathiselwe ohlangothini oluncane lomzimba, lapho izintambo zocingo noma amathumbu ziboshelwe khona. Imikhawulo ephikisanayo yamaketanga inanyathiselwe emugqeni wezikhonkwane ezifanayo ezifakwe emigodini engakolunye uhlangothi lomzimba.
Izinhlobo zesifunda
ELithuania, kunezinhlobo ezintathu zamaKankles ayisisekelo sesifunda, yize kunokuhlukahluka kohlobo ngalunye nezinye izindawo ezigqagqene. Uhlobo ngalunye lunendlela yalo yokudlala.
I-Aukstaitija
Ifomu elilula nelidala kunayo yonke, imvamisa linamaketanga amahlanu, futhi linendawo eyindilinga njengomkhumbi.
Žemaitija
Inkudlwana kune-Aukštaitija, imvamisa inezintambo eziphakathi kweziyisishiyagalombili nezilishumi nambili. Zinendawo ephansi eyisicaba, futhi kwezinye izimo isiphetho esifushane siqoshwa ngomfanekiso wesitayela sentaka noma wenhlanzi.
Suvalkija
Imvamisa uhlobo oluhlotshiswe kakhulu olusetshenziswa ekhonsathini luvame ukususelwa kulokhu okuhlukahlukene. Isici esivelele kunazo zonke ukuhlonza ukwengezwa kwesibalo esivunguza esiqoshwe emzimbeni wensimbi futhi kwesinye isikhathi ukugoqwa kwengxenye encane yomzimba. Lezi zinsimbi ngokuvamile zinezintambo eziphakathi kweziyisishiyagalolunye neshumi nantathu.