
The Subu is a long necked lute with snakeskin head used by the Tibeto-Burmese Lisu people that live throughout Burma (Myanmar) and portions of Thailand.
Alternate Names: tseubeu, subu, deuham, dsyböö, and sae mu
Tuning: D4, D4, A4 – C4, D4, A4 – A3, E4, A4
References:
- http://www.pluckedstringedinstruments.com/subu
- http://www.intgchiangmai.com/diary2007_289th.html
- http://asianethnology.org/downloads/ae/pdf/a472.pdf
- https://norient.com/stories/lisu-traditional-music/
- https://www.academia.edu/38018506/Sounds_of_Lisu_Music_to_New_Music_for_Guitar_and_String_Quartet
- http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/2012/08/23/sung-lisu.xhtml
- https://thaisounds.com/zlisu.htm
- https://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/se_asia.htm
- https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/s.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisu_people