| Sistil | |
| Background: | string |
| Classification: | string |
| Hornbostel Sachs: | 321.322 |
| Hornbostel Sachs Desc: | Composite chordophone |
| Related: | Mandolin Twelve-string guitar |
The sistil is a South American lute with twelve strings in six courses and a scale length intermediate between a guitar and a mandolin.[1]