Each Sape is carved or painted extensively, and this model is a rough model with the possibility for electric amplification, which becomes more and more usual for these instruments. There are several instruments ranging from three to five chords while the one with four chords seems to be the most common. The highest chord is played melodical, while the other chords often resound a drone.
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Die Form der Sape erinnert oft an eine Art geschnitztes Paddel, und die Instrumente erscheinen oft sehr robust. Die reiche Verzierung ist hier aufgemalt, wird aber manchmal auch eingraviert, und auf dem Bild erkennt man den an eine E-Gitarre erinnernden Tonabnehmer.