▁instrument ▁has ▁five ▁strings ▁in ▁three ▁courses , ▁the ▁middle ▁course ▁being ▁of ▁one ▁string . ▁Mel ody ▁is ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁strings ▁which ▁are ▁fre tt ed ▁together . ▁▁ ▁The ▁tun ing ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁is ▁unusual , ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁middle ▁string ▁does ▁not ▁go ▁down ▁the ▁whole ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁the ▁instrument , ▁instead ▁it ▁passes ▁under ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁fre ts , ▁where ▁it ▁then ▁emer ges ▁and ▁takes ▁its ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁strings . ▁At ▁this ▁f ret ▁all ▁the ▁strings ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁note ▁( g ) ▁- ▁the ▁actual ▁tun ing ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁is ▁cc ▁g ▁cc . ▁All ▁the ▁strings ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁thick ness , ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁very ▁thin ▁metal ▁wire , ▁far ▁th inner ▁than ▁the ▁th inn est ▁guitar ▁string . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁bottom ▁c ▁notes ▁and ▁the ▁g ▁note ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁dr one ▁and ▁the ▁mel ody ▁is ▁str um med ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁strings . ▁The ▁scale ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁scale ▁of ▁only ▁seven ▁notes ▁to ▁an ▁oct ave ▁and ▁the ▁player ▁moves ▁their ▁hand ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁neck , ▁often ▁quite ▁rapidly ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁instrument . ▁The ▁thin ness ▁of ▁the ▁neck ▁makes ▁it ▁very ▁easy ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁hand ▁quickly ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁neck ▁to ▁reach ▁different ▁notes . ▁ ▁The ▁whole ▁instrument ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁mul berry ▁wood , ▁the ▁body ▁being ▁car ved ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁block ▁with ▁a ▁thin