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Tanbur 2
Tanbur 2
Instrument TitleTanbur 2
Instrument ID61.00
Variant Instrument NameTanbur Kabir Turki
Country/areaTurkey
Middle East
West Asia
Asia
Hornbostel-Sachs class321.321-6
DescriptionA long-necked lute with a round-shaped body; this instrument has 8 steel playing strings arranged in 4 courses. Its 8 T-shaped tuning pegs are arranged with 4 on the front of the head stock and 4 on the left side. A groove runs the length of the left side of the neck. There are 52 moveable nylon frets. The stringholder and nut are made of bone. The bridge and the frog are made of wood. The bridge is not fixed to the soundboard and is currently stored lying flat on its side beneath the strings. Pencil marks on the face of the soundboard show the proper location for the bridge. The body of the instrument is bowl-shaped with a round-shaped face that is slightly recessed. The body is made of a dark wood with a lighter wood comprising the longitudinal ribs. This instrument is stored in a black fabric draw-string bag. This instrument is in good condition.
DimensionsTotal length:136cm. Bowl width:34cm. Bowl length: 36cm from frog to base of neck. Depth of bowl: 17cm.
AccessoriesBlack fabric drawstring bag
ConditionGood
Digital CollectionEthnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive
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Contact InfoFor further information contact: Archivist, University ofWashington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974
CopyrightThis Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives; downloading of audio and video examples is prohibited.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
TypeImage
Digital reproduction fieldPhotographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5, label added)
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