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The earliest written mention of the balalaika are from the end of XVII - beginning of XVIII century, and in the second half of XVIII - early XIX century, it has become, according to contemporaries, the most widely used tool throughout the Russian land, especially in the peasant environment. Was it a welcome guest in the «famous» houses, and even participated in the musical accompaniment of court holidays. Interestingly, the outstanding Russian violinist XVIII Century I. Handoshkin was known as a virtuoso balalaika, conquers the audience the performance of folk songs in their own treatment. 
Prevail in the nation balalaikas usually made of several spruce doschechek have two to four strings at the neck of their imposed. 4-7 mobile Ladová vein. Form Kor ¬ Busan, too, was different - round or treugol ¬ term, because of its primitivity of these tools have rather limited expressive abilities. 
By the middle of the XIX century, the popularity is beginning to ebb balalaikas: first seven guitar, harmonica and then gradually replace it.